Motion to Exclude – STRMix and DNA Likelihood Ratio Evidence
Argues that the likelihood ratio produced by STRMix software is unreliable because “the program’s code relies upon information that is subjective and can vary to an impermissible degree depending on the individual analyst and laboratory.” Explains factors that impact the reliability of probabalistic genotyping software, including threshold levels (what the lab considers data vs. noise), […]
Motion to Exclude DNA “Likelihood Ratio” Testimony
Argues that “likelihood ratio” evidence — the statistical frequency of a suspect’s characteristic — has not been sufficiently validated and is misleading to the jury because the jury conflates it with probability of guilt.
