What Role Does the Advent of Scientific Technologies Such as DNA

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Essay

What role does the advent of scientific technologies such as DNA evidence play in the prosecutor's decision to take a case to trial or to plea bargain? Have these technologies changed the way our adversarial system works? If so,is it more or less effective?

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Definitions:

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Hip Fracture

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