The science:
Not science:That reality check, brought to you courtesy of the Texas Forensic Science Commission, which was aware of the problem for a while but finally got around to making it public, is that DNA mixture analysis not only failed to meet the one in gazillion probability to which prosecution analysts typically testified, but was in fact one in fifty.
Chubbs sought to determine whether the code properly implements established scientific procedures for DNA matching and if it operates the way its manufacturer claims. But the manufacturer argued that the defense attorney might steal or duplicate the code and cause the company to lose money. The court denied Chubbs’ request, leaving him free to examine the state’s expert witness but not the tool that the witness relied on. Courts in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Florida, and elsewhere have made similar rulings.
So you want to have a business that makes you rich by creating some code that puts people in prison? How nice for you. That this is your position, that your secret code is magic and wonderful, but you can’t reveal it or someone else is going to steal your loot, is a perfectly viable argument to make in a capitalist society where making money is an admirable goal.
