A Project of the University of Michigan Law School and the MDefenders Program

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.

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Categories: DNA, DNA Mixture, Evidence, Forensics, Juries, Juror Psychology, Likelihood Ratio
Author: 6th Cir., Michigan