Authors' response

Richard E Gutierrez¹, Emily J Prokesch^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
² Discovery and Forensic Support Unit, New York State Defenders Association, Albany, New York, USA.
³ Columbia School of Law, New York, New York, USA.

Richard E Gutierrez et al. J Forensic Sci. 2024 Nov.

. 2024 Nov;69(6):2346-2348.

doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.15613. Epub 2024 Aug 26.

Richard E Gutierrez¹, Emily J Prokesch^{2

3}

¹ University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
² Discovery and Forensic Support Unit, New York State Defenders Association, Albany, New York, USA.
³ Columbia School of Law, New York, New York, USA.

No abstract available

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