The effects of DNA evidence on homicide cases in court. From: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology | Date: August 1, 2004| Author: Briody, Michael | COPYRIGHT 2004 Australian Academic Press Pty. Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

This study examines the effects that deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) evidence had on decisions in homicide cases as they progressed through the criminal courts. These effects were examined within a context of other evidentiary and extra-legal factors that may also have had a bearing on case outcomes. A sample of 150 solved and completed cases referred by police for prosecution in the jurisdiction of Queensland was selected for examination. In half of these cases prosecutors produced DN...

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