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Rafferty trial Day 21 (04/12/2012)
11:33 Mike Knoll: Hank Daniszewski is tweeting from the overflow courtroom. Here is his morning update:
Dirk Derstine, the defense attorney for Michael Rafferty, attempted Thursday to discount the DNA evidence linking Tori Stafford to Rafferty's car.
Derstine's cross examination of forensic expert Jennifer McLean began Thursday morning in Rafferty's murder trial.
McLean agreed with Derstine that there are a number of ways that DNA can be transferred to an object.
McLean also agreed that "sperm cell" DNA traces found in multiple sites in Rafferty's car did not necessarily come from semen. McLean said there was only one sample from the car that was definitely linked to semen.
Derstine then focused on the tiny spot of blood on a gym bag in the back seat that appeared to have mixed DNA from Stafford Rafferty and other sources.
Derstine presented McLean with a number of scenarios on how mixed DNA could have appeared on the bag.
Rafferty trial Day 21 (04/12/2012)
11:33 Mike Knoll: Hank Daniszewski is tweeting from the overflow courtroom. Here is his morning update:
Dirk Derstine, the defense attorney for Michael Rafferty, attempted Thursday to discount the DNA evidence linking Tori Stafford to Rafferty's car.
Derstine's cross examination of forensic expert Jennifer McLean began Thursday morning in Rafferty's murder trial.
McLean agreed with Derstine that there are a number of ways that DNA can be transferred to an object.
McLean also agreed that "sperm cell" DNA traces found in multiple sites in Rafferty's car did not necessarily come from semen. McLean said there was only one sample from the car that was definitely linked to semen.
Derstine then focused on the tiny spot of blood on a gym bag in the back seat that appeared to have mixed DNA from Stafford Rafferty and other sources.
Derstine presented McLean with a number of scenarios on how mixed DNA could have appeared on the bag.