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hi,thanks for you answer,without going in to too much detail,someone i know was convicted of a serious crime last year,it was a cold case dating back nearly 20 years,the only evidence was a 9 loci dna profile match( not even a full match) obtained through low copy number dna,the only other piece of evidence was discerdited in court,the person is now in the process of aplying for an appeal and has always maintained their innocence.the person got ten years.