In a civil or criminal trial or hearing, the results of DNA analysis, as defined in section 299C.155 , are admissible in evidence without antecedent expert testimony that DNA analysis provides a trustworthy and reliable method of identifying characteristics in an individual's genetic material upon a showing that the offered testimony meets the standards for admissibility set forth in the Rules of Evidence.
Minn. Stat. § 634.25
ADMISSIBILITY OF RESULTS OF DNA ANALYSIS.
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case State v. Schwartz (1989)
Most recently applied in State v. Scott (December 2000)
1989 c 290 art 4 s 18; 1989 c 356 s 55
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