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1 S. New Eng. Roundtable Symp. L.J. 110 (2006)
Strengths, Limitations, and Controversies of DNA Evidence

handle is hein.journals/sonengrs1 and id is 114 raw text is: Strengths, Limitations, and Controversies of DNA Evidence. Naseam Rachel Behrouzfard* I. Introduction On a cold December morning in 2004, Brandon Moon felt the crisp air hit his face for the first time in seventeen years. He stood quietly, watching his breath float in the air while he cradled a cup of coffee. What he had known and maintained all along was correct; he was innocent. Most twenty-six-year olds are focusing on their careers, thinking about marriage and family, and enjoying life. In January 1987, Brandon Moon was not. Prior to 1987, Moon was on top of the world: he was an honorably discharged Army veteran, a sophomore at the University of Texas, and living with his girlfriend, Sarah.' After graduation, Moon had hoped to become a lifer in the Air Force and fly fighter jets.2 He had dreams and goals to fulfill. In December 1987, however, all this changed when a woman was sexual assaulted in her home and claimed that Moon was her attacker.3 A man with a stocking mask and a gun forced her into her bedroom where she was raped.4 After the attack, the victim drove to a local store where she asked an employee to call the police.5 She was subsequently taken to the hospital * The author is currently a third year student at the Southern New England School of Law. I Barbara Novovitch, Free After 17 Years for a Rape That He Did Not Commit, PHOENIX COPWATCH, http://members.tripod.com/phoenix copwatchlmud/police- news/cw1122.htm. 2 Id 3 The Innocence Project, Brandon Moon, at http://www.innocenceproject.org/case/displayprofile.php?id162. 4 id. 5 id.

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