Mudcat Café message #3162300

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Thread #138198 Message #3162300
Posted By: gnu
29-May-11 - 06:06 PM
Thread Name: BS: How can DNA convict a person?
Subject: BS: How can DNA convict a person?

There is talk of the French minister recently accused of sexual assult being convicted on DNA evidence.

I would like to know how that is possible. OJ could not be convicted based on DNA evidence. The OJ prosecution presented the DNA evidence which indicated he and approximately 85,000 other people in the US could have done it. WTF is that?

DNA evidence can exonerate but how can it convict?