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How much importance should be placed on forensic science during an investigation? Find an example of when forensic science offered conflicting information about what happened in a case. How was this discrepancy reconciled?

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How much importance should be placed on forensic science during an investigation? Find an example of when forensic science offered conflicting information about what happened in a case. How was this discrepancy reconciled?

This case entailed an accusation of rape by a patient of a doctor in Canada. The patient's allegations were followed up on, and the doctor's blood sample did not match the semen samples obtained from the rape victim's clothing. Although the circumstantial evidence pointed toward the doctor as being responsible for the crime, he was a ...

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