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Family Law Prof Blog
DNA Testing
By Family Law
The advice column at the Chicago Tribune looks at DNA testing again, here.
EvidenceProf Blog
Governor Gavin Newsom Orders Additional DNA Testing in the Kevin Cooper Case
By Colin Miller
At one point, Kevin Cooper was eight hours away from execution. Now, he might be closer than ever to being released. [Kevin] Cooper was convicted of the first-degree murders of Franklyn…
EvidenceProf Blog
The Parallels Between the Malcolm Bryant Case and the Adnan Syed Case
By Colin Miller
On the evening of November 20, 1998, 16-year-old Toni Bullock was fatally stabbed in Baltimore, Maryland. 24 year-old Malcolm Bryant was subsequently convicted of her murder. Thereafter,In 2009, a petition…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Genetic Testing Comes at a Cost
The deservedly well-publicized arrest of the Golden State Killer last fall was a coup for law enforcement, and a marvelous use of modern technology. Sequencing the DNA profile of material…
Minnesota Family Law Blog
Complicated Family Law Challenges Posed By Companies Like 23andMe and Ancestry.com (Part 1)
By Jason Brown
At one time, DNA testing kits seemed like little more than a science fiction concept. Today, however, these tests are not just available — they're easily accessible. Fueled, in part,…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Deceased Millionaire’s Family Sues After DNA Test Reveals Heir isn’t Related
Elis Gosta Hjukstrom, a resident of Vancouver that previously immigrated from Sweden, was a self-made millionaire through his import and distribution business in Canada. He passed away in 2017 of…
EvidenceProf Blog
Governor Jerry Brown Orders Additional DNA Testing in the Case of Kevin Cooper, Who Was Once 8 Hours Away From Execution
By Colin Miller
On Monday, California Governor Jerry Brown "issued 143 pardons and 131 commutations as part of his traditional Christmas Eve act of clemency." That's a pretty decent haul. By way of…
EvidenceProf Blog
My Fifth Post on the Oral Arguments in the Adnan Syed Case: The Cell Tower Claim
By Colin Miller
This is my fifth post on last Thursday's oral arguments in the Adnan Syed case. This one covers the cell tower claim, i.e., the claim that Adnan Syed received the ineffective assistance…
EvidenceProf Blog
Project DNA: Pennsylvania Update
By Colin Miller
I noted in a prior post that Pennsylvania is among the states in which pleading defendants are not allowed to seek postconviction DNA testing. I also noted that the was…
EvidenceProf Blog
Project DNA: Washington
By Colin Miller
WashingtonThe pertinent portion of Washington's postconviction DNA testing statute, Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 10.73.170(2)(b), states that a petition for postconviction DNA testing mustExplain why DNA evidence is material to the…