Dr. Monte Miller
Riverside, CA 92508
Fax: 800-797-3013
With over 21 years of forensic DNA experience and over 27 years studying and specializing in DNA, Dr. Miller of Forensic DNA Experts LLC provides consulting and expert testimony including crime scene collection, laboratory analysis, probabilistic genotyping, STRmix, biological evidence handling, and paternity/kinship analysis.
A primary focus of ours is forensic DNA statistics for computerized DNA analysis (probabilistic genotyping such as STRmix), revealing the real Question the Courts Are Actually Asking
Based on mathematics and the SCOTUS, a critical distinction in forensic DNA evidence is: courts ask whether DNA came from the accused or from someone else, while labs often report statistics comparing the accused to a random unrelated person. These are different questions that provide different evidence for the defense,
We analyze whether the reported DNA statistics actually address the legal issue before the court, and if the DNA actually identifies an individual. This is far different than what the labs are reporting.
Current paper: Applying the Forensic DNA Likelihood Ratio to the Legal Question Regarding Whether the DNA Originated from the Person of Interest or Not. This paper has been submitted to peer review and is available as an open access preprint on SSRN at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7155743.
- Criminalistics
- DNA
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: BS and PhD in BIochemistry
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: Association of Forensic DNA Analysts and Administrators
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Accepted as an expert in Military, Federal, District, State, Civil, Family, Immigration, and International Courts. Testified and consulted on matters related to serology, DNA, paternity, evidence control, and crime scenes. Testified for both the prosecution and the defense.
References upon request.