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The Silent Witness is prepared under Grant No. 2002-DD-BX0005 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Dept. of Justice. This information is offered for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. Points of view or opinions expressed in these documents are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the U.S. Dept. of Justice, the National District Attorneys Association or the American Prosecutors Research Institute.

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2007
Volume 11, Number 1 DNA-Related Case Law Update

2006
Volume 10, Number 3 Low Copy Number DNA: Reality vs. Jury Expectations
Volume 10, Number 2 Catching Criminals by Investigating Profiles with Allelic Similarities
Volume 10, Number 1 Admissibility of DNA Evidence: Applying Crawford v. Washington

2005
Volume 9, Number 4 Forensic Palynology and Plant DNA: the Evidence that Sticks
Volume 9, Number 3 Evolution of DNA Evidence for Crime Solving - A Judicial and Legislative History
Volume 9, Number 2 Biological Evidence: Maintaining Integrity of DNA Samples Through National Standards
Volume 9, Number 1 Evolution of the Quality Assurance Documents for DNA Laboratories

2004
Volume 8, Number 3 Houston, We Have A Problem … Do You?

2003
Volume 8, Number 2 Keeping a Conviction Secure
Volume 8, Number 1 Meeting Defense Challenges to DNA Evidence
Volume 7, Number 3 Discovery Issues

2002
Volume 7, Number 2 Preparing for Defense Experts
Volume 7, Number 1 From John Doe to Known Offender: DNA Profile Arrest Warrants

2001
Volume 6, Number 1 Nonhuman DNA Testing Increases DNA's Power to IIdentify and Convict Criminals

2000
Volume 5, Number 3 An Update on STR Admissibility
Volume 5, Number 2 Mitochondrial DNA Evidence Continues to Gain Ground in the Forensic Community
Volume 5, Number 1 The National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence’s Recommendations for Handling Requests for Postconviction DNA Testing

1999
Volume 4, Number 5 Why Do Prosecutors Need to Learn About STRs? 
Volume 4, Number 3 Y Chromosome DNA Typing - A New Forensic Tool on the Horizon Michigan Murder Case Illustrates the Durability of DNA

1998
Volume 4, Number 2 Maryland's First Mitochondrial DNA Case - The Trial Prosecutors' Experience New Guidelines for DNA Forensic Laboratories
Volume 4, Number 1 New FBI Policy Revolutionizes DNA Court Testimony

1997
Volume 3, Number 5 First Mitochondrial DNA Case:
Tennessee v. Ware
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