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NPR's Martin Kaste reports on the Texas State Crime Lab using outdated protocols for DNA identification, calling into question past convictions. Kaste talks to Dr. Gary Shutler, Washington State Patrol DNA technical expert, Keith Inman, associate professor of forensic science at California State Uni...

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Corporate Author: National Public Radio (U.S.)
Other Authors: Kaste, Martin (Reporter)
Shutler, Gary (Commentator)
Inman, Keith (Commentator)
Murphy, Erin E. (Law teacher) (Commentator)
Torres, Roberto, active 1993 (Commentator)
Roady, Jack (Commentator)
Ferraris, Jim (Commentator)
McEvers, Kelly (Host)
Language:English
Subjects:
DNA fingerprinting > Texas.
Crime laboratories > Texas.
Radio news programs.
Nonfiction radio programs.
Genre:
Radio news programs.
Nonfiction radio programs.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 audio file (7 min., 21 sec.))
Other Uniform Title:All things considered (Radio program)
Format: Electronic Audio Software
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NPR's Martin Kaste reports on the Texas State Crime Lab using outdated protocols for DNA identification, calling into question past convictions. Kaste talks to Dr. Gary Shutler, Washington State Patrol DNA technical expert, Keith Inman, associate professor of forensic science at California State University, East Bay, and NYU Law professor Erin Murphy about the validity of "touch" DNA analysis in general and the assumption in the courtroom that DNA evidence is infallible. On "All things considered."
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Originally broadcast on NPR.
Call Number:Voice 33157
Playing Time:00:07:21
Event Details:
Broadcast 2015 October 9.