Supervising chemist can
testify in rape case if they independently verified correctness of DNA results State
v. Roach __ NJ Super.
__ (App. Div. 2014) (A-129-11)
Defendant’s
confrontation rights were not violated by the testimony of the analyst who
matched his DNA profile to the profile left at the scene by the perpetrator.
Defendant had the opportunity to confront the analyst who personally reviewed
and verified the correctness of the two DNA profiles that resulted in a highly
significant statistical match inculpating him as the perpetrator. In the
context of testing for the purpose of establishing DNA profiles.
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