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Forensics Canada: Bitemarkers run amok; Courts and DAs prefer case precedence over science.
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.
Obstinate District Attorney II: Investigating how District Attorneys reprosecute vacated convictions
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
Forensics: Louisiana death row prisoner freed after bite mark evidence deemed ‘scientifically indefensible’
Justice Cade Cole wrote on behalf of the seven-member court that new evidence presented by Duncan’s legal team left no doubt that his conviction should be overturned.
— Read on lailluminator.com/2026/06/30/louisiana-bite-mark/
Forensics: 7 DA refusals in one case. New Michigan bills would make it easier to overturn wrongful convictions
House Bill 6092 is sponsored by Representative Kara Hope (D-Holt) and co-sponsored by 16 state representatives. Senate Bill 1035 is sponsored by Senator Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) and co-sponsored by four state senators.
— Read on www.wilx.com/2026/06/26/new-michigan-bills-would-make-it-easier-overturn-wrongful-convictions/
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Forensics: JonBenet Ramsey’s Dad Weighs In on DNA Testing After Yvonne Woods Pleads Guilty to Manipulating Data
JonBenét Ramsey’s loved ones are still looking for answers nearly 30 years after she was murdered in her family’s home in Boulder, Colorado, in December 1996. As the case still remains unsolved, Ramse…
— Read on www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/jonbenet-ramsey-dad-weighs-dna-182040970.html
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Forensics: Judge Says Crime Lab ‘Recklessly’ Violated Court Order In Murder Trial Of Accused Romeo Nance Accomplice
A Will County Judge on Wednesday ruled Will County prosecutors had ignored her order for an expert to be present for DNA testing.
— Read on patch.com/illinois/joliet/judge-says-crime-lab-recklessly-violated-court-order-murder-trial-accused-romeo
Forensics: Bodycam video of LAPD fatally shooting dog named Jameson
Two LAPD officers responded to the scene after reports of screaming; a large Saint Bernard doodle exited the home and ran toward an officer, who then fired shots
— Read on www.police1.com/body-camera/bwc-released-in-fatal-ois-of-pet-dog-who-approached-lapd-officer-during-wellness-check
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Forensics: Cook County Has Been Called the Wrongful Conviction Capital of the US. New Book Explores Why
Illinois makes up about 15% of wrongful conviction cases nationwide, according to Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve, the author behind “Crime Fictions: How Racist Lies Built a System of Mass Wrongful Conviction.”
— Read on news.wttw.com/2026/06/23/cook-county-has-been-called-wrongful-conviction-capital-us-new-book-explores-why
Forensics: Another bitemark exoneration. Conviction of man in 1989 Eugene murder is tossed out under new ‘junk science’ law
A new state law lists bite-mark analysis as a discredited forensic science, and Oregon Department of Justice attorneys agreed that under the law the conviction of Robert Lyons should be vacated. The Lane County District Attorney must decide whether to retry Lyons.
Forensics: Fraud and lies. Former Colorado analyst pleads guilty in DNA testing scandal
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — A former forensic analyst with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation pleaded guilty Tuesday to four felony counts stemming from accusations that she manipulated and omitted data to speed up the DNA testing process, calling into question the validity of hundreds of criminal cas…
— Read on www.wral.com/news/ap/920c3-former-colorado-analyst-pleads-guilty-in-dna-testing-scandal/
Forensics: Law. A world on trial: How lawyers documenting Israeli abuse pay a price | Israel-Palestine conflict
Behind the mounting evidence of crimes against Palestinians are the lawyers braving harassment and violence.
— Read on www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/6/19/a-world-on-trial-how-lawyers-documenting-israeli-abuse-pay-a-price
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