COM. v. BLASIOLI


552 Pa. 149 (1998)

713 A.2d 1117

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Donald J. BLASIOLI, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 16, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy Paul Dawson, Adamsburg, for Donald J. Blasioli.

John W. Peck, Wayne B. Gongaware, Greensburg, for the Com.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.


OPINION

SAYLOR, Justice.

We allowed appeal to determine whether evidence of statistical probabilities calculated using the product rule is admissible at trial in a criminal case to assist the trier of fact in assessing the probative significance of a deoxyribonucleic acid ("DNA") match. We agree with the trial court and the Superior Court that the product rule, as applied in DNA forensic analysis, is generally accepted in the relevant scientific communities...

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