Legal Opinion
L.C.D. v. District of Columbia Ex Rel. T.-A.H.D.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 25, 1985No. 83-1290PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
In this appeal from a trial court finding of paternity, appellant challenges the court’s admission into evidence of the results of a Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) test. He claims that the government did not lay a proper foundation for this evidence and that the trial court should have required the technician who conducted the test (under supervision of the expert who testified) to qualify as an expert herself and to testify regarding the procedures she followed. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm. 1
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Appellant met Ms. H., the mother of T.-A.H.D., in 1976 when…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Vincent E. Jenkins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
- William J. Gass v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Sponaugle v. Pre-Term, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Smith v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Cutchember v. PayneDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Reed v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
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