Is there any case law where a defendant's DNA evidence has been mischaracterized or exaggerated?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Hernandez, 62 Misc.3d 983, 94 N.Y.S.3d 754 (N.Y. Crim. Ct. 2018):
Furthermore, the People are aware of their duty to avoid exaggerating the meaning or significance of the evidence they intend to introduce (see People v. Wright , supra [ineffective counsel failed to object when prosecutor misleadingly emphasized significance of forensic failure to exclude defendant's DNA from crime
[94 N.Y.S.3d 762]
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