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25-Oct-2011

Cybergenetics TrueAllele DNA mixture testimony in US Marine Corps court martial helps secure conviction

Quantico, VA

Cybergenetics Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Mark Perlin testified at a United States Marine Corps court martial in Quantico, VA about DNA mixture evidence on October 25, 2011. Cybergenetics TrueAllele® computer had analyzed the evidence data, which contained two or three unknown contributors, and found a statistical match to the defendant of 284 million. During three rounds of direct and cross-examination, Dr. Perlin explained the computer methods and DNA results to the jury. The defendant was convicted.