DNA Evidence

Sarah Shorts

Forensic Equity

Sarah is an expert witness on DNA with over thirty years experience in the Crown Court and in this seminar she discusses

The Simon Cowell Burglary

Admissibility of DNA mixtures

Lugoche ruling

Expert subjective opinion

New software

Statistical analysis

CCTV Super recognisers

Shared DNA

Common components

Mixtures and Court evidence

Inheritability

Short tandem repeats

Transfer issues and the profile

The source of the DNA

Questions for the Jury. How, where and when ?

The innocent explanation

Profile on the DNA National Database

16 area test

Mixture and match

Ethnic profile

Prejudice as a jury point

You can contact Sarah Shorts at Forensic Equity

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