People v. Prante

Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of murder. Defendant presented compelling documentation undermining the scientific foundation of bite mark comparison evidence, including whether Board-certified forensic odontologists can reliably identify an injury as a human bite mark. Defendant made a prima facie showing that the conclusive nature of the State's expert witnesses' testimony deprived him of his right to due process.  State presented circumstantial evidence of Defendant's guilt, even absent the State's expert testimony on bite mark analysis.(MOORE and WHARTON, concurring.)