Thursday, March 13, 2008

Day Three: Stacy Rack called to stand

Defense and prosecution have both been called to the bench by the Judge and are speaking to him. After that, Stacy Rack is called to the stand. She is employed by the NYS Forensic Investigation Center.

Her training and experience is discussed by the prosecution. She has testified in trials in the past.

She became involved in the testing of evidence in this case on April 19, 2007. She identifies her report prepared for the testing of various items related to the shooting case.

She received the materials she was testing from their evidence receiving department, and was to test them for DNA Analysis. She is then shown swabs submitted by the UPD. She performed analysis of the swabs for blood. The purpose of the test is to determine if the stain they are examining is potential blood.

Rack asks what the second half of the question is....Prosecution says they can't remember themselves.

After remembering what was asked, both prosecution and the witness continue, telling the court about the process of testing the swabs for positive identification of blood.

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