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Case Study 2

After 10 years of being free, a man was convicted of a rape after DNA evidence was allowed to be used. The female he raped was not able to make an identification, so the attorney had to get permission to do a DNA profile on the suspect. The suspect had lived as a neighbor of the victim, only a few houses away. This man was considered a family friend; however, after the rape incident occurred, he abruptly moved to another state. How was he convicted or exonerated?

Assignment Guidelines

• Address the following in 4–5 pages:
  • What exactly is DNA profiling? Explain in detail.
    • How it is used to solve crimes? Explain in detail.
  • Regarding your selected case study:
    • What physical evidence would be retrieved from the crime scene?
      • Identify each item of physical evidence, and fully justify your decision to collect it as evidence.
• What type(s) of DNA tests are required to investigate the crime you have chosen? Explain in detail, and fully support your argument.
  • What is the testing process for the technique(s) used to evidence? Be specific, and explain in detail.
  • After analyzing the evidence, explain how the evidence exonerated or convicted the suspects.
• Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.