'And Along Came DNA': The Introduction of DNA Evidence in Australian Courts in the Applebee case.

In 1989, serial offender Desmond Applebee was tried in the Australian Capital Territory for the rape of a young woman. A first for Australian courts, the prosecution tendered DNA evidence to counter Applebee's alibi that he had been unconscious in his car at the time. However, despite the handling o...

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Publicado en:Journal of Legal History Vol. 45; no. 3; pp. 305 - 330
Autor principal: Dawes, Laura L.
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2024
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