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PEOPLE v. WILSON

No. S130157.

45 Cal.Rptr.3d 73 (2006)

38 Cal.4th 1237

136 P.3d 864

The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. William Curtis WILSON, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

July 6, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor J. Morse, San Francisco, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Assistant Attorney General, Stan M. Helfman, Enid A. Camps and Sharon G. Birenbaum, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

CHIN, J.

This murder case presents a narrow, but important, question regarding the admissibility of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) evidence to prove identity in criminal prosecutions. A DNA comparison of blood found at the crime scene with defendant's blood resulted in a match. That is, defendant's genetic profile matched that of the blood at the crime scene so that he could not be excluded as a donor of that blood. Similarly, a DNA comparison of blood found on defendant...

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