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Bureau of Justice Statistics

Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices, 2018

This report provides data on the personnel, budget, workload, and policies of medical examiner and coroner offices in the United States. The report details the number and type of personnel employed, staff certification, and training. It includes the number of cases referred to and accepted by medical examiner and coroner offices, the number of autopsies conducted, and the number of decedents with unidentified remains on record, including the percentage from which DNA evidence has been collected. Findings are based on data from BJS’s 2018 and 2004 Census of Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices [Description provided by the BJS website].

November 2021

Legal Document Repository

Maryland Criminal Procedure – Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis and Search – Applicability for Deceased and Missing Individuals

A comprehensive statute governing the application of Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis and Search (FGGS) enacted by the Maryland General Assembly and set forth in Title 17 of the Criminal Procedure Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The original statute was enacted and went into effect on October 1, 2021. An amendment (effective October 1, 2024) to the law states that its provisions do not apply to the use of FGGS to identify unidentified human remains.

October 2021

Investigative Stage - Case

State of Maryland v. Brandon Biagas – Case Documents

1) Application for Statement of Charges
2) Family Tree Memo
3) Search Warrant – Buccal Swabs and Fingerprints

November 2020

Investigative Stage (Pre-Charge) Issues

Search Warrant – Buccal Swabs and Fingerprints (State of Maryland v. Brandon Biagas)

Search warrant used in a Maryland homicide case that occurred in 2017 to collect samples from a suspect for forensic testing, including samples intended for Forensic Genetic Genealogy analysis.

November 2020

Legal Document Repository

State of Washington v. Terrence Miller – Case Documents

1) Affidavit of Probable Cause
2) Defendant’s Motion to Exclude Evidence
3) Defense Trial Brief and Motions in Limine
4) State’s Response to Defense Motions

October 2020

Legal Document Repository

State’s Response to Defense Motions (State of Washington v. Terrence Miller)

Prosecution’s response to several evidentiary issues raised by the defense in a Washington murder-sexual offense case that occurred in 1972.

October 2020

Legal Document Repository

Defense Trial Brief and Motions in Limine (State of Washington v. Terrence Miller)

Defense’s trial brief and motions in limine in a Washington murder-sexual offense case that occurred in 1972. This trial brief raises several evidentiary issues noting the defense’s objections to certain evidence anticipated for trial.

October 2020

Investigative Stage (Pre-Charge) Issues

Family Tree Memo (State of Maryland v. Brandon Biagas)

A memo describing the family tree build-out process undertaken during the Forensic Genetic Genealogy investigation of a Maryland homicide case that occurred in 2017.

October 2020

Legal Document Repository

Defendant’s Motion to Exclude Evidence (State of Washington v. Terrence Miller)

Defense’s motion to exclude evidence in a Washington murder-sexual offense case that occurred in 1972. Defense’s basis for this motion includes arguments of a deficient chain of custody and deficient testimonial foundation which included a lack of witnesses.

October 2020

Investigative Stage (Pre-Charge) Issues

Application for Statement of Charges (State of Maryland v. Brandon Biagas)

Application for statement of charges from a Maryland homicide case that occurred in 2017. While Forensic Genetic Genealogy was used to develop leads in the case, the document contains no mention of that process.

July 2020

Author: Yujiemi Chisholm