A milestone legal case from 35 years ago holds important lessons for how courts deal with scientific evidence today

Laura Dawes

07 January 2025

7 min

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The first DNA evidence use in Australia was in 1989 in the Applebee case, which failed to properly examine the legal and scientific issues of DNA evidence. This highlights the challenge of novel scientific evidence.

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A milestone legal case from 35 years ago holds important lessons for how courts deal with scientific evidence today

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