If something has multiple different peoples dna on it, is that considered inconclusive?
Police are claiming my dna on a firearm. But the discovery report says it’s 65 quadrillion times more likely mine and 4 other unknown suspects dna on it. Is that conclusive to charge and find me guilty?
There is no legal standard that anything be "conclusive to charge and find me guilty".
The only legal standards at play here are 1) "probable cause" to make an arrest, 2) a "good faith" belief in the competency of the evidence to levy formal charges and 3) a determination as to whether each element has been met beyond a reasonable doubt.
Perhaps you should focus on consulting with attorneys rather than postulating legal conclusions on false premises.
Wishing you good judgment, luck and hoping that I have been helpful in answering your question.
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Just because there are multiple persons DNA does make it inconclusive.
The chance that it is someone else is 65 quadrillion to 1.
Think about that for a moment.
There are probably around 8 billion people on the planet at this moment.
You need to get off the internet and into a local attorney's office.
Be ready to pay for a DNA expert to review the prosecutor's evidence.
Wishing you the best.
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