This course was prepared in conjunction with the National Association for Public Defense. By viewing this CLE by I am affirming that today I am neither a prosecutor nor viewing this course with the purpose of aiding the prosecution of any criminally accused. I further affirm that I am dedicated to the ideals of the criminal defense practitioner, and am committed to the causes of effective and zealous defense of those charged with crimes, the protection and assertion of constitutional rights afforded the criminally accused, and the recognition and preservation of human dignity of those charged with crimes. I further affirm that the information provided by this course will not be used by me in any manner which would impugn the above set of ideals.

DNA labs are increasingly turning to sophisticated computer programs to unravel increasingly complex DNA mixtures. This CLE program will explain probabilistic genotyping and their applications. The course will help you understand how probabilistic genotyping systems work, how they may be strategically utilized as well as the limitations of these programs. The course will also present the legal challenges that could be made to them.