Forensics: Costs of Wrongful Convictions Keeps Going Up. 27 years in prison worth $8.5M

Posted on July 10, 2024 by csidds

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2024/07/09/detroit-settles-8-5-million-in-larry-smiths-wrongful-conviction/74329447007/

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Forensics Canada: Bitemarkers run amok; Courts and DAs prefer case precedence over science.

Posted on August 1, 2018 by csidds

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This is a 50 page UBC Law Review narrative on the inadequacies of courts to recognize junk “forensic” experts. Battling Canadian bitemarkers leave a trail of exaggerated claims and criminal case law that is blind to scientific principles.

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Forensics: Looking for scientific proofs. NJ Supreme Court Issues Landmark Decision on Reliability of Fingerprint Evidence

Posted on July 15, 2026 by csidds

In a landmark decision that could have a far reaching impact on forensic practices and expert testimony admissibility standards, the New Jersey…
— Read on www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/nj-supreme-court-issues-landmark-6710351/

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Forensics: Law. Judge blasts Trump lawsuit against IRS as improper. Trump’s lawyer now in trouble.

Posted on July 14, 2026 by csidds

Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS was settled by the Justice Department with an agreement to create a $1.8 billion “lawfare” fund that has since been scrapped.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2026/07/13/trump-irs-doj-lawsuit-blanche.html

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Forensics: Medicine. CDC Stopped Monitoring Parasite Now Causing Explosive Diarrhea Across The Country.

Posted on July 11, 2026 by csidds

Brain worm survivor wreaks havoc on community health.

MAHA.
— Read on www.huffpost.com/entry/cdc-stopped-monitoring-diarrhea-parasite_n_6a51348fe4b057296980d94b

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Forensics: Fraud. Businessman who sold land for Kushner resort in Albania suspected of faking the deeds.

Posted on July 11, 2026 by csidds

Residents of the village of Zvernec near the project have been contesting Artur Shehu’s claim on the land in court cases that date back more than a decade.
— Read on www.reuters.com/world/europe/businessman-who-sold-land-kushner-resort-albania-suspected-faking-deeds-2026-07-11/

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Forensics: In Utah, a new DNA profile could upend a 40-year-old death row case

Posted on July 11, 2026 by csidds

Prosecutors want to confirm whether or not DNA found on evidence is not a match to Douglas Carter, but a defense attorney said findings so far “exonerated” him. “The only consideration which [ought] to remain is how make right the theft of Doug’s life,” the attorney said.
— Read on www.sltrib.com/news/2026/07/11/utah-new-dna-profile-could-upend/

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Forensics: Court order ignored. US Attorney for Northern District of Illinois Andrew Boutros appears in court over handling of case involving Venezuelan gang

Posted on July 10, 2026 by csidds

U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois Andrew Boutros appeared in federal court over the handling of a case involving a Venezuelan gang.
— Read on abc7chicago.com/post/us-attorney-andrew-boutros-court-thursday-handling-case/19474282/

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Forensics: Cops lie in court. Pay $9M to Man Who Spent 17 Years in Prison After Being Wrongfully Convicted, City Lawyers Recommend | Chicago News

Posted on July 10, 2026 by csidds

Wrongful convictions have long been the most expensive kind of police misconduct in Chicago, costing taxpayers $131.5 million in the first six months of 2026, according to an analysis of city data by WTTW News.
— Read on news.wttw.com/2026/07/09/pay-9m-man-who-spent-17-years-prison-after-being-wrongfully-convicted-city-lawyers

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Forensics: Total junk. Bite marks ID gator that killed woman swimming in Florida river

Posted on July 7, 2026 by csidds

Police now can “match” gator teeth?

The victim, Brittany Clark of Orlando, was hiking with her boyfriend and friends near the Barr Street Trailhead in the Little Big Econ State Forest
— Read on www.wesh.com/article/bite-marks-id-gator-fatally-mauled-woman-swimming-florida-river/71834594

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Forensics: Defense attacking biology. Alex Murdaugh seeking DNA dream team behind Kohberger case to help rewrite murder trial

Posted on July 6, 2026 by csidds

Othram, lab used to identify Kohberger and solve Lady of the Dunes cold case, could now test DNA in Murdaugh trial.
— Read on nypost.com/2026/07/05/us-news/alex-murdaugh-seeking-dna-dream-team-behind-kohberger-case-to-help-rewrite-murder-trial/

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Obstinate District Attorney II: Investigating how District Attorneys reprosecute vacated convictions

Posted on June 30, 2026 by csidds

Prosecutors are pleased with convictions.  Defendants appeal. Sometimes defendants win. Then the prosecution re-prosecutes. Double jeopardy? Nope. …

Obstinate District Attorney II: Investigating how District Attorneys reprosecute vacated convictions
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