Will TrueAllele® hold up in court? (What should I tell my prosecutor?)
Short answer
Cybergenetics provides court preparation and expert testimony. TrueAllele results have been used in courts across state and federal jurisdictions. The technology has withstood 50 admissibility challenges, with nine appellate decisions [link to admissibility page]. If your case hinges on a complex mixture, TrueAllele screening can show whether there is more information from the same lab data.
What to do next
- Submit a Free TrueAllele Screening inquiry.
- If screening is useful to you, inquire about a TrueAllele report and available support.
What to send
- Please do not send biological evidence. The screening uses the lab’s autosomal STR electronic DNA data files (.fsa or .hid).
Please submit:
- For key evidence items, the lab’s electronic data (.fsa or .hid files)
- For reference profiles (victim/elimination/POI), either allele lists or electronic data files
- Allelic ladder files for any electronic data
- Lab reports or other case documents
- Item ID list (which swabs/items the files belong to)
- A case submission form with case specific information and questions (e.g., compare to POI, interpret the too complex mixture, compare items, etc.)
For more information on what to request from the lab, see the Sending Cases for TrueAllele Processing page.
What you receive
- A basic answer about the DNA information in your data, along with the next steps.
Common pitfalls
- Waiting until late-stage filings to address DNA interpretation issues.
Ready to Submit?
Tell us about your case. We’ll review it and tell you if we can get more information from the DNA data.
Free Screening
We don’t retest physical evidence items. We interpret the electronic DNA data a lab already generated.