Lord Justice Leveson, who led the appeal panel, said the reliability of evidence from a police officer meant the conviction "cannot be regarded as safe".
In 1993 the high court allowed judges to determine the reliability of scientific evidence.
Prosecutor Manuela Comodi refuted the testimony from independent forensics experts that cast doubt on the reliability of the evidence, insisting police forensic officers had handled the DNA material properly.
Instead, to judge by the most comprehensive study on the reliability of forensic evidence to date, the error rate is more than 10% in five categories of analysis, including fiber, paint and body fluids. (Meaning: When the expert says specimen X matches source Y, there's a 10% probability he's wrong.) DNA and fingerprints are more reliable but still not foolproof.
Some legal scholars believe that the commission may narrowly assess the reliability of the scientific evidence.
He was first convicted in 2001 but an Old Bailey retrial was ordered after doubt was cast on the reliability of gunshot residue evidence.
Mr George was convicted in 2001 but an Old Bailey retrial took place in 2008 after doubt was cast on the reliability of gunshot residue evidence.
Defence counsel attacked the credibility and reliability of these witnesses, saying that without their evidence there was no case.
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The reliability and accuracy of all the other bits of evidence would have to be taken on trust by the courts, as they depend on the knowledge and experience of a particular forensic scientist.
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