5 Massachusetts opinions name it 1 courts 1992–2001 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Massachusetts courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Curningreen2 sentences1993A description of RFLP analysis can be found in Commonwealth v. Curnin, 409 Mass. 218, 227-231 (1991). 1993A description of RFLP analysis can be found in Commonwealth v. Curnin, 409 Mass. 218, 227-231 (1991). [2] Recent cases from other jurisdictions confirm what we noted in Curnin, supra at 222 n. 7, i.e., the importance to courts and to the scientific community of a valid statistical analysis of the likelihood of a match. | 3 | 3 |
Commonwealth v. Vao Sokgreen1 sentence2001The use of RFLP analysis of DNA has long been recognized as reliable, see Commonwealth v. Vao Sok, 425 Mass. 787, 799 (1997), and cases cited, and the defendant raises no challenge to the methodology itself. 13 After the FBI interpreted the RFLP tests here as inconclusive, the Commonwealth asked Cellmark to review the FBI’s autoradiographs. | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Lanigangreen2 sentences1997See Commonwealth v. Lanigan, supra; Commonwealth v. Daggett, 416 Mass. 347 , 350 n.1 (1993). 1997See Commonwealth v. Lanigan, 419 Mass. 15, 26-27 (1994) (discussing the ceiling principle and allowing it to be used in calculating the statistical significance of RFLP test results). | 1 | 1 |
People v. Axellgreen1 sentence1993See People v. Axell, 235 Cal. App. 3d 836, 866-867 (1991) (match means little without data on probability; calculation of statistical probability an integral part of process); Fishback v. State, 851 P.2d 884 , 893 & n. 18 (Colo. 1993) (match unaccompanied by statistical significance "essentially meaningless"); State v. Vandebogart, 135 N.H. 365, 381-382 (1992) (match "virtually meaningless" without statistical probability expressing frequency). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Massachusetts. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Daggett
green
1 sentence1997See Commonwealth v. Lanigan, supra; Commonwealth v. Daggett, 416 Mass. 347 , 350 n.1 (1993). | 1 | 1997–1997 |
Frye v. United States
red
2 sentences1997The defendant did not challenge the RFLP analysis, 2 but argued only that the statistical model used by the FBI to determine the probability that the DNA match might be random was not admissible under United States v. Frye, 293 F. 1013 (D.C. 1997The defendant did not challenge the RFLP analysis, 2 but argued only that the statistical model used by the FBI to determine the probability that the DNA match might be random was not admissible under United States v. Frye, 293 F. 1013 (D.C. | 1 | 1997–1997 |
Fishback v. People
green
1 sentence1993See People v. Axell, 235 Cal. App. 3d 836, 866-867 (1991) (match means little without data on probability; calculation of statistical probability an integral part of process); Fishback v. State, 851 P.2d 884 , 893 & n. 18 (Colo. 1993) (match unaccompanied by statistical significance "essentially meaningless"); State v. Vandebogart, 135 N.H. 365, 381-382 (1992) (match "virtually meaningless" without statistical probability expressing frequency). | 1 | 1993–1993 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.