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Created the test for whether scientific evidence is admissible in court. The test comes to if the evidence is generally accepted by people in the field of the evidence. https://www.casebriefs.com/blog/law/evidence/evidence-keyed-to-fisher/lay-opinions-and-expert-testimony/frye-v-u-s/
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Dr. Alec J. Jeffreys used DNA evidence for the first time, to exonerate a suspect who falsely confessed to rape. https://www.encyclopedia.com/articles/a-history-of-dna-in-criminal-justice-cases/
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CODIS is a database of DNA evidence of offenders. As of 2021, it has assisted in 575,000 investigations. https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/dna-fingerprint-act-of-2005-expungement-policy/codis-and-ndis-fact-sheet
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Created the new Daubert test to replace the Frye test. The test has the judges research the science behind the evidence and come to their own conclusions. https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/509/579/
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Allows inmates to submit DNA evidence if it is essential for their claim of innocence. DNA evidence doesn't just help convict people but exonerate them. https://innocenceproject.org/
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