Whitton v. Dixon · ¶31
Two pages later, the Eleventh Circuit addressed Whitton's argument that “the DNA evidence” at trial supported him. Id., at 42a. Relying on evidence presented to the jury, the Eleventh Circuit explained why a fairminded jurist may not be persuaded. The court cited evidence that traces of blood can be washed off and that Whitton had purchased a car wash ticket the night of the murder and told an officer that he had attempted to wash his boots. The Eleventh Circuit then added a single additional aside on a point that some would find notable in this context: “Also, after retesting the DNA on Whitton's boots, the State confirmed that the inside of Whitton's right boot contained blood from a `mixture of two or more individuals,' with the `major donor' matching `the DNA profle of James Maulden.' ” Ibid. (citations omitted). The Eleventh Circuit did not claim to ascribe any particular legal…Read in context ›
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