States Response to Defendants Motion in Limine 5 RE Inconclusive Data (Redacted)
The State opposes the defence's motion to exclude Ms. Miller's testimony. The State requests that the court deny the defence's motion to exclude the ISP lab analyst's inconclusive finding regarding Mr. Kohberger's potential contribution to the DNA mixture on Item 13.1. The State acknowledges that the defense's expert reached a different conclusion but asserts that such differences are common in forensic analyses. They believe these discrepancies should be explored during cross-examination rather than by excluding the evidence outright.
Item 13.1 is a swab of left fingernail clippings from Madison Mogen.
Ms. Miller identified a major DNA profile matching Mogen and analyzed the mixture to assess potential contributions from several individuals. The likelihood ratios (LRs) for each individual were as follows:
- Jack DuCoeur: LR = 0.399
- Cole Barenberg: LR = 0.485
- Ethan Chapin: LR = 3.33
- Xana Kernodle: LR = 0.201
- Bethany Funke: LR = 0.0233
- Bryan Kohberger: LR = 0.0469
According to ISP lab protocols, an LR between 0.001 and 100 is considered inconclusive. Therefore, Ms. Miller concluded that it was inconclusive whether any of these individuals, including Mr. Kohberger, were contributors to the DNA mixture found on Item 13.1.
States Response to Defendants Motion in Limine 5 RE Inconclusive Data (Redacted)
