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COMMONWEALTH v. TASSONE

No. SJC-11446.

468 Mass. 391 (2014)

COMMONWEALTH v. WAYNE C. TASSONE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Berkshire.

June 16, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William W. Adams for the defendant.

Joseph A. Pieropan, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Claudia Leis Bolgen, for Committee for Public Counsel Services, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: IRELAND, C.J., SPINA, CORDY, BOTSFORD, GANTS, DUFFLY, & LENK, JJ.

GANTS, J.

A Superior Court jury convicted the defendant, Wayne C. Tassone, of unarmed robbery, in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 19 (b); and assault and battery, in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 13A (a). The issue on appeal is whether an expert witness may offer an opinion that the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) profile generated from a known saliva sample of the defendant matched a DNA profile obtained from a swab taken from eyeglasses that were...

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