And The Blood Cried Out: A Prosecuter's Spellbinding Account Of The Power Of Dna
Citing the disturbing margin of error that pervades DNA science and the high-profile trials that are affected by it, an examination of this controversy illustrates the power and pitfalls of DNA evidence
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No one is better able to explain how DNA came to be accepted in America's criminal courts and what the new scientific evidence really showed in the O. J. Simpson case than Harlan Levy, whom Newsday described as "one of the nation's foremost DNA experts." In a book that is a rare combination of thrilling true crime stories and fascinating, fully understandable science, Levy describes the evolution of DNA and places in context the controversy surrounding its acceptance through dramatic re-creations of fourteen of the decade's most suspenseful criminal cases.As part of the prosecution team in two famous New York crimes, the Central Park jogger and the East Side slasher cases, Levy shows how detectives, prosecutors, and defense attorneys battle to sort out guilt and innocence. He also brings to life DNA's other most striking cases from around the nation and the world.In the Simpson trial, Levy shows how the DNA evidence at first seemed to prove Simpson's guilt, and how the defense team then found and exploited that evidence's Achilles' heel to undermine the prosecution's case. To those who want insight into whether Simpson committed the crime, Levy provides a clear explanation of what the DNA really showed in the end about Simpson's actual guilt or innocence.
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