- 01 Introduction
- 02 Biology of DNA
- 03 Practical Issues Specific to DNA Evidence
- 04 Introduction to the Forensic DNA Laboratory
- 05 Assuring Quality in DNA Testing
- 06 Understanding a Forensic DNA Lab Report
- 07 Statistics and Population Genetics
- 08 Mitochondrial DNA & Y-STR Analysis
- 09 Forensic DNA Databases
- 10 Collection of DNA Evidence from Suspects and Arrestees
- 11 Pretrial DNA Evidence Issues
- 12 Victim Issues
- 13 Trial Presentation
- 14 Postconviction DNA Cases
- 15 Emerging Trends
Principles of Forensic DNA
for Officers of the Court
for Officers of the Court
Module 11 :: Pretrial Issues
Topic 1 :: Discovery Issues Related to DNA Evidence
Contents of a Discovery Request (cont.)
A discovery request may also seek information about the laboratory's quality assurance program and quality control documentation. Some courts have required disclosure of whether a laboratory technician or scientist had been decertified or suspended,10 proficiency test results for the particular DNA scientist,11 information concerning "laboratory protocols, incidences of false positive results, quality control and quality assurance, and proficiency tests,"12 and "the standard operating procedures including the quality assurance manual, in general, the calibration record that went to the laboratory machinery actually used in this case, and the proficiency testing record of the chemist."13
