Legal Opinion

Government of the Virgin Islands v. Byers

District Court, Virgin Islands

Decided October 11, 1996No. Crim. 1992-52PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMoore, Chief Judge

OPINION

I. Factual & Procedural Background

II. Standard of Admissibility

A. Qualification of Government's Expert

B.The Reliability of the DNA Profiling Technique

1. DNA

2. The DNA Profiling Process

a. Laboratory

b. Matching

c. Population Genetics and Statistics

3. The 1992 NRC Report

a. The Ceiling Principle

b. Estimating Error Rates

4. The Daubert Factors

a. Whether the Proffered Technique Can be (and Has Been) Tested

b. Whether the Theory or Technique Has Been Subject to Review

c. The Existence and Maintenance of Standards Controlling the Technique's Operation

d. The Known or Potential Rate of Error

e.…

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