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STATE v. FORD

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301 S.C. 485 (1990)

392 S.E.2d 781

The STATE, Respondent v. Stacy FORD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided May 7, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deputy Chief Atty. Elizabeth C. Fullwood and Asst. Appellate Defender Frank Draper, S.C. Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Asst. Atty. Gen. Harold M. Coombs, Jr., Staff Atty. Miller W. Shealy, Jr., Columbia, and Sol. James O. Dunn, Conway, for respondent.

Heard Oct. 14, 1989.

Decided May 7, 1990.

TOAL, Justice:

This case presents the novel issue of whether a new scientific technique, DNA Print Identification or Restriction Fragment Link Polymorphism (RFLP) is admissible into evidence in a judicial proceeding in South Carolina.1

Stacy Ford appeals his conviction of conspiracy, kidnapping and criminal sexual conduct in the first degree. We affirm.

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