Frontline's Expose of DNA Testing: Yes and No

The content of a recent Frontline story on “ The Surprisingly Imperfect Science of DNA Testing: How a Proven Tool May Be Anything But ” will...

Activity vs. Source Level Propositions: It Looks like Raffaele Sollecito's DNA Was on the Bra Clasp, But How Did It Get There?

Was Italian Judge Claudio Pratillo Hellman's refusal to order more DNA testing of a knife in the Knox-Sollecito case "bad judicial ...

People v. Garcia and Low Template DNA (LT-DNA)

Recent postings ( March 27 , May 25 ) about the appeal of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito suggested that the court’s decision not to orde...

Bad Math or Passable Law? DNA Testing in the Continuing Prosecution of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito

In an previous posting , I raised some questions about an op-ed (" Justice Flunks Math ") on the judge's refusal to depart fr...

Are Two Heads Better than One? Mathematics and the Amanda Knox Case

In yesterday’s New York Times , “Leila Schneps, a mathematician and mystery writer, and her daughter Coralie Colmez” wrote an op-ed entitled...