State v. Edwards

GEER, Judge.

This appeal arises out of defendant Andre Jjarn Edwards’ conviction of a number of charges resulting from a carjacking and the subsequent rape and murder of Ginger Hayes and the attempted murder of her 11-month-old son, Nicholas. On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court erred by denying his motion to allow into evidence the laboratory protocols associated with DNA testing in this case. We hold this error to be harmless beyond a reasonable doubt because the • question of defendant’s identity was not at issue during his trial, and therefore the State did not need the DNA…