Legal Opinion
United States v. Davis
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided September 15, 2009No. Criminal Case RWT 07-0199PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROGER W. TITUS, District Judge.
On June 3, 2009, a jury convicted the Defendant, Earl Whittley Davis, on six counts related to the robbery and murder of Jason Schwindler on August 4, 2004. At trial, a large portion of the Government’s case against Davis consisted of demonstrating that he was, to a reasonable degree of scientific certainty, the source of DNA deposited on three pieces of evidence recovered from the crime scene. Davis is currently awaiting sentencing.
Prior to trial, Davis moved to suppress DNA evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment [Paper No.…
2Cases cited76 opinions
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- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by19 opinions
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