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16.

Meeting Date:	01/12/2016
DA Status Report Temp DNA Invest
Submitted For:	Dan Gattis	Submitted By:	Hal Hawes, County Judge
Department:	County Judge
Agenda Category:	Regular Agenda Items

Information

Agenda Item

Hear and discuss status report from the District Attorney's Office on the temporary DNA investigator's review and identification of cases that may have been impacted by certain discrepancies in the FBI database that was published between 1999 and 2001 and by DNA mixture interpretation protocols between 1999 and 2015.

Background

The hiring of a temporary DNA investigator was authorized by the Commissioners Court in October of 2015. The investigator has completed half of his review and Assistant District Attorney John Prezas would like to provide the Commissioners Court with a status update.

Fiscal Impact

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Form Review

Inbox	Reviewed By	Date
County Judge Exec Asst.	Wendy Coco	01/07/2016 09:54 AM
Form Started By: Hal Hawes		Started On: 01/06/2016 05:14 PM
Final Approval Date: 01/07/2016