DNA Tester In Child Sex Case Need Not Be Expert, D.C. Circuit Rules

Mealey's (March 12, 2019, 5:12 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A trial court properly found that a person who conducted DNA testing on samples from a man eventually convicted of having sex with an 11-year-old girl presented factual testimony at the trial, not expert opinions, the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals determined March 8 (United States v. Robert Kelsey, No. 16-3125, D.C. Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 6914)....