Thesis:Throughthelongtrialsofgettingacceptedbythejusticesystem,DNAevidenceisnow effectivelyusedinprosecutecriminals,andwasusedinthethetrialNewYorkv.Castro. DNAcanbecollectedinmanyforms,andinmanydifferentwaysandcanbeusedto prosecutemanycriminals.Inaddition,DNAevidenceisusedincriminalinvestigationswhichis backedupwithexamples.But,throughthelongtrialsofgettingacceptedbythejusticesystem, DNAevidenceisnoweffectivelyusedinprosecutecriminals,andwasusedinthethetrialNew Yorkv.Castro. DNA,throughallofitsdiversityandmisconceptions,isactually"thebuildingblocks"ofall livingthings.Inaddition,allDNAisdifferentandvariesbetweenalllivingthings,andthroughall theofthediscoveriesandindepthresearch,peoplehavefoundthewaystouseDNAincriminal justice.DNAcanbecollectedinmanyforms,suchasurine,feces,blood,fingerprints,hair,skin, andotherthingthatisproducedbybody.AnyofthesecanbeprocessedbyDNAtestersand machinesforproofofinteractionsthispersonmayhavehadwiththevictim.However,DNA testingdoesnotgive100%proofofwhodidthiscrime,itcanjustgiveagoodideaofwhoto bringinforquestioning.

Ofcourse,theInterrogatorshavetolistentothethealibiofthesuspect, butusually,theDNAproofisconvicthim/her. ThoughDNAevidencewasn'ttotallyacceptedatfirst,itsoonbecametobeacriticalrole inprosecutingcriminals.Yousee,aftertestingthingslike"bloodonthedefendant'swatch" (Unknown,2006),youcantrulyfindenoughevidencetoeitherprosecuteasuspect,orrelease himfromcustody.BecauseDNAevidenceissoaccuratethesedays,whenshowingthatthe suspectsDNAtestwaspositivewiththatfoundatthecrimescene,thesuspectwillusually pleadguiltytolowertheircharge,suchaslowera35yearsentencetoa25year. InNewYork,amanbythe(last)nameofCastro,wasconvictedofthemurderofman (whowasunnamed.)Thiswasalandmarkmurdercasecommonlycitedasthefirstserious challengetotheadmissibilityofDNAevidence.(Unknown,2006)Thiscasewasconsidered landmarkwasbecausethiswasthefirstcaseinwhichevidencefromDNAwasbroughtinto thetrial.However,sincethiswasthefirstcaseinwhichDNAevidencewasused,manypeople believeittobewrongorfalse,sotheycouldntconvictCastro.Theydidntfindenoughevidence toprovehimguilty,butalsodidntfindenoughtoprovehisinnocence.