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Re:Accused murderer wins right to check source code of DNA t... by ahepp on Monday February 08, 2021 @05:01PM (#26070809)
My understanding is that (some) law enforcement agencies have been more than happy to drop cases rather than subject investigative tools to proper scrutiny[0]. They have no qualms resorting to "parallel construction"[1], and simply using the inadmissible (sometimes illegal) evidence to find admissible evidence.

[0] https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/04/fbi-would-rather...

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_construction

Re:Accused murderer wins right to check source code of DNA t... by nickodell on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @09:20PM (#26085092)
Stingrays are more useful as an investigative tool than an evidentiary tool. DNA is the other way around.