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| | Jurors want CSI-quality forensic evidence / Prosecutors often forced to explain lack of DNA, fingerprints |
 | | Prosecutors say jurors are telling them they expect forensic evidence in criminal cases, just like on their favorite television shows, including "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." In real life, forensic evidence is not collected at every crime scene, either because criminals clean up after themselves or because of a shortage in resources. |
 | | Judge C. Phillip Nichols, who since 1992 has heard cases in Prince George's County Circuit Court, said such massive interest in forensics, be it among students or jurors, leads to a more informed population, more able to understand often mind-numbing, complex criminal cases. |
 | | Forensic evidence usually includes DNA, fingerprints, cast imprints of tire marks or shoes, the matching of bullets to a gun and any other samples that can tie someone to a crime scene. |
| sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/05/29/MNGTTCSVTD10.DTL&sn=009&sc=634 (1845 words) |
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