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COMMONWEALTH v. CHMIEL

No. 780 CAP.

240 A.3d 564 (2020)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. David CHMIEL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: October 21, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rosemary Auge, Esq. , Tracy L. Ulstad, Esq. , Federal Community Defender's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, for Appellant.

Jennifer Anne Buck, Esq. , Ronald Eisenberg, Esq. , Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, for Appellee.

Dania V. Bardavid, Esq. , Craig Mitchell Cooley, Esq. , James C. Dugan, Esq. , M. Chris Fabricant, Esq. , Margot G. Mooney, Esq. , for Amicus Curiae Innocence Project.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.

OPINION

In this serial, capital post-conviction appeal, Appellant challenges the validity of expert testimony based upon microscopic comparison of hair samples.

For more than a century, forensic examiners have appeared in various criminal trials, employing a form of analysis known as microscopic hair...

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