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State of Louisiana v Chattley Chesterfield and Samuel Nicolas
TrueAllele resolves pistol DNA mixture in Louisiana rapper case
| Crime | On June 30, 2012, Jordan Key (18) was shot to death while sitting in a car at a red light. |
| Evidence | A pistol was recovered from a vehicle that was abandoned by the suspects. |
| DNA | The Louisiana State Police Crime lab developed DNA data from the pistol. |
| Match | Due to the complexity of the data, no conclusions could be made regarding the suspects. |
| TrueAllele | On the same DNA data, the computer’s statistic connecting the pistol with Chattley Chesterfield was 108 thousand. The computer’s match statistic connecting Samuel Nicolas with the pistol was 3.21 thousand. |
| Cybergenetics | TrueAllele was admitted into evidence after a Daubert hearing on November 6, 2014. Dr. Mark Perlin testified the following November at the 2015 Baton Rouge trial. |
| Outcome | On Friday, November 20, 2015, Chattley Chesterfield was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Samuel Nicolas was acquitted. |
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