Table of contents for ABA standards for criminal justice : DNA evidence.

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PARTI:    GENERAL PROVISIONS
16-1.1     Scope  of Standards  ............................ ............................  25
16-1.2     General principles ............................ ............ ..... ... 26
PART 11: COLLECTING, PRESERVING AND USE OF DNA EVIDENCE
16-2.1     Collecting DNA evidence from a crime scene or
other  location  .................................................................. 33
16-2.2     Judicial order for collecting DNA samples from
a  p erson  ............................................................................ 3 6
16-2.3     Judicial order for DNA samples collected by
non-law enforcement entities........     ........................... .. 48
16-2.4     Collecting DNA samples from persons in a group
by  consent........................................................................   50
16-2.5     Manner of collecting and preserving DNA evidence ........... 53
16-2.6     Retention of DNA evidence .......................................  56
PART III: TESTING OF DNA EVIDENCE
16-3.1     Testing  laboratories......................................................  61
16-3.2     Testing and interpretation of DNA evidence....................... 70
16-3.3     Laboratory  reports...........................................................  72
16-3.4     Consumptive   testing.............................. ........................... 75
PART IV: PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS
16-4.1     D isclosure  .......................................................................  81
164.2      Defense testing and retesting ..................................... . 88
16-4 .3    D efense  experts ..................................................................  90
PART V: TRIAL
16-5.1     Admissibility of DNA evidence................................  95
16-5.2     Trade secrets privilege ........................................ 102
16-5.3     Presentation of expert testimony ................................... 104
16-5.4     Prosecution comment on defense response to tests......... 108
PART VI: POST-CONVICTION
16-6.1     Post-conviction  testing ..................................................   115
PART VII: CHARGING BY DNA PROFILE
16-7.1     Charging persons by DNA profile ................................. 121
PART VIII: DNA DATABASES
16-8.1     Authorized and proscribed DNA databases.................... 127
16-8.2     Use restrictions and destruction of DNA evidence .......... 136
16-8.3     Access to  DNA   databases............................... ..............  140
16-8.4     Expungem   ent ................................................................. 142