Howdunit Book of Police Procedure and Investigation: A Guide for Writers by Lee Lofland

Author:Lee Lofland [Lofland, Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: epub, ebook
Publisher: F+W Media
Published: 2007-07-24T23:00:00+00:00

A simple day's testimony from an expert witness can cost approximately three thousand dollars plus travel and lodging expenses. Additional time — further testimony or testing interpretation — can be billed at fifty to three hundred dollars per hour, depending on the expert. Needless to say, the more test results and samples, the more time is needed by the experts and the attorneys. Sometimes experts offer their services pro bono (without charge), especially if the case is a high-profile case where worldwide exposure for their companies can be achieved.

Defense attorneys have the task of presenting evidence that exonerates their clients or, at the very least, instills reasonable doubt about their clients' guilt into the minds of jury members. Attorneys for the defense can make use of sources of uncertainty in DNA testing and DNA test results.

INTERESTING DNA FACTS

All plants and animals have DNA.

Humans have 46 chromosomes; carp have 104.

Human and mouse DNA are nearly identical.

A person's blood type can change after he receives a bone marrow transplant. DNA in blood cells also change, but saliva and other areas remain the same.

The total length of human DNA is thirty-nine inches. The total length of corn DNA is sixty-seven inches.

Ultraviolet light and chemicals can damage DNA. These changes are called mutations.

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