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State v. Johnson

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided July 16, 1996No. CR-95-0393-PRPublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FELDMAN, Chief Justice.

We granted review in this case to reexamine questions involving the admissibility of DNA profile probability statistics. The questions addressed are those left open by State v. Bible, 175 Ariz. 549, 858 P.2d 1152 (1993), our previous opinion on this subject.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On the morning of July 9, 1991, in Sierra Vista, Arizona, a storekeeper was surprised by an intruder as she opened her business. The intruder overpowered the woman and raped her. The woman was taken to the emergency room where Sierra Vista police interviewed her and gathered her…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  3. State v. BibleArizona Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Commonwealth v. LaniganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
  5. State v. CauthronWashington Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. State v. HarveySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1997
  2. People v. VenegasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998
  3. State v. Van AdamsArizona Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Logerquist v. McVeyArizona Supreme Court · 2000
  5. People v. HickeyIllinois Supreme Court · 1997

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