STATE v. SCHWEITZER

No. 18640.

533 N.W.2d 156 (1995)

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Donald Lee SCHWEITZER, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided June 14, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Barnett, Atty. Gen., Sherri Sundem Wald, Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, for plaintiff and appellee.

Ron J. Volesky, Huron, for defendant and appellant.


AMUNDSON, Justice.

Defendant Donald Schweitzer (Schweitzer) appeals from a conviction for vehicular homicide. He alleges the trial court erred in allowing expert testimony as to statistical conclusions on DNA test results. We affirm.

FACTS

At approximately 6:20 a.m. on June 12, 1993, Schweitzer and four companions were travelling west on Highway 14 outside of Huron. The car was speeding in excess of 124 miles per hour and all passengers had been...

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