11th Circuit Upholds Use Of Expert Testimony On DNA Found On Gun

Mealey's (December 7, 2018, 1:35 PM EST) -- ATLANTA — The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 6 affirmed the firearm conviction of a Florida man after finding that the trial court properly exercised its “critical gatekeeping function” in admitting expert testimony on DNA evidence (United States v. Robert William Barton, No. 17-10559, 11th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 34364)....