I have to go, but I can't help but wonder
Does the SBI lab have different standards that the Private Lab chosen by Nifong?
In other words, does the SBI DNA lab have a policy that says we require a minimum of X genetic markers to indicate in a report that the DNA can be classified as identification of a suspect?
Is it possible the Private, for-profit, hand-picked lab has a lower threshold and no such policy. The Private lab MAY provide less certain classifications such as partial match or consistent with... etc.
I'm just trying to reconcile the first result with the second result.
It's the same policies.
It's the same tests.
It will be the same results.
Is it possible the Private, for-profit, hand-picked lab has a lower threshold and no such policy. The Private lab MAY provide less certain classifications such as partial match or consistent with... etc.
My guess is that the state lab knows 'how much and how many matches' w/b acceptable at trial for a conviction--the first tests did not meet this threshold. Nifong then sends the stuff to a private lab so he can say the stuff is there but not enough to prosecute thereby saving his butt and leaving these young men 'under a cloud' for the rest of their lives.
For those of you over in RDU--keep Nifong over there--PLEASE.