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UNITED STATES v. GISSANTANER

No. 19-2305.

990 F.3d 457 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Daniel GISSANTANER, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: March 5, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Justin M. Presant , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellant. Joanna C. Kloet , OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Justin M. Presant , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellant. Joanna C. Kloet , OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellee. Maneka Sinha , UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, Baltimore, Maryland, M. Katherine Philpott , VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, Richmond, Virginia, for Amici Curiae.

Before: SUTTON, BUSH, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

At issue in this case is the reliability of a form of DNA-sorting evidence under Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579, 113 S.Ct. 2786, 125 L.Ed.2d 469 (1993).

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