National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence

P R O C E E D I N G S

Meeting Four
February 28 - March 1, 1999
Hotel Adolphus
Dallas, Texas

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1999

APPEARANCES

2:00 - 2:10Remarks by the Vice-Chair
Dr. James Crow
University of Wisconsin, Department of Genetics
2:10 - 2:30Update on Commission Business
Christopher H. Asplen, AUSA
Executive Director
2:30 - 2:50Research and Development Working Group Report
Dr. James Crow, Chair
2:50 - 3:10Legal Issues Working Group Report
Professor Michael Smith, Chair
3:10 - 3:30Discussion
3:30 - 4:00Post Conviction Issues Working Group Report
Judge Ronald Reinstein, Chair
4:00 - 4:15Break
4:15 - 4:45Crime Scene Investigation Working Group Report
Chief Terrance Gainer, Chair
4:45 - 5:15Training and Education Issues in Rural Law Enforcement
Dr. Lee Colwell, Director
Arkansas Criminal Justice Institute
5:15 - 5:45Laboratory Funding Working Group Report
Dr. Paul Ferrara, Chair
5:45 - 6:00Discussion

MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1999

APPEARANCES

Presentations and Discussion on DNA Sample Collection from Arrestees and Suspects
9:00 - 9:45The Honorable Frank Weathersbee
State's Attorney, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
9:45 - 10:30Barry Steinhardt
Associate Director, American Civil Liberties Union
10:30 - 10:45Break
10:45 - 11:30Mr. Harlan Levy
Defense Attorney, New York
11:30 - 12:15Working Lunch
12:15 - 1:30Commissioner Howard Safir
Police Commissioner, New York City Police Department
1:30 - 2:30Commission Discussion
2:30 - 2:45Break
2:45 - 3:30Continued Discussion
3:30 - 4:00Public Comment



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