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Jan. 1, 2009
Attorneys Must Work to Counteract the 'CSI Effect' on Jurors
A recent appellate case disproves what is often called the "CSI effect" — the perception that DNA evidence is infallible, write Eric Teti and Frank Loo. - Forum Column
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By Eric Teti and Frank Loo "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and its spinoffs have created a nation that believes in the infallibility of DNA evidence. Despite an increasing number of articles by the L.A. Times and other popular media outlets exposing the problems of DNA evidence, "the "CSI effect" still exists in jurors' minds. On July 22, 2008, the California Court of Appeal, in People v. Jimenez, 165 Cal.App.4th 75, recogniz...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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