| Crime |
On January 29, 2010, over 100 grams of cocaine and four firearms were recovered from Corey Harris' Petersburg, VA home. |
| Evidence |
One of the firearms contained touch DNA evidence from at least three people. |
| DNA |
Virginia's Department of Forensic Science developed DNA data
from the evidence item. |
| Match |
The lab's manual analysis could not eliminate Mr. Harris as a possible contributor to the handgun. |
| TrueAllele |
On the same data, the computer's statistic connected the gun with Mr. Harris. |
| Cybergenetics |
On August 3, 2011, Dr. Mark Perlin testified in federal court about the computer's DNA match statistic. |
| Outcome |
Corey Harris was convicted of drug trafficking and weapons charges. He was sentenced to 50 years in prison. |
