Opinion ID: 2718100
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Heading: Criminalist Michael Mastrocovo

Text: Michael Mastrocovo, a criminalist employed by the Los Angeles Police Department, testified that he was responsible for analyzing sexual assault evidence for criminal court cases. He testified that he analyzed the items in Latasha W.‘s rape kit and found sperm on all three vaginal slides, the vaginal aspirate, and the rectal swab and slide. Sperm was also detected in a stain on the crotch area of Latasha W.‘s underwear. On April 30, 1997, Mastrocovo sent the vaginal swab 5 samples from Latasha W.‘s rape kit, along with blood samples drawn from Latasha W. and defendant, to Cellmark Diagnostics (Cellmark) for DNA analysis.