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/

Posted in Civil rights, costs of wrongful convictions, exoneration, Exoneration costs, informant perjury, prosecutorial misconduct, wrongful convictions | Leave a comment

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

Posted on August 1, 2018 by csidds

887a2-snakeoil

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.

SSRN-id3201061

 

 

Posted in ABFO, Bad Forensic Science, Bite Marks, Bitemarks, expert testimony, Forensic Science, Forensic Science Bias, junk forensic science, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Forensics: Exonerated duo warn of ‘junk science’ in Shaken Baby Syndrome cases through new podcast

Posted on March 24, 2026 by csidds

Josh Burns and Andrew Roark know firsthand how a single criminal charge can upend a life — especially one they say never should have been filed. “Our core message is what happened to us can happen to…
— Read on www.yahoo.com/news/articles/exonerated-duo-warn-junk-science-213845306.html

Posted in Bad Forensic Science, Civil rights, costs of wrongful convictions, Crime lab scandal, death penalty, expert testimony, forensic science misconduct, Medical errors, wrongful convictions | Leave a comment

Forensics: Justice. People of Twin Cities awarded JFK Profile in Courage Award over resistance to ICE surge – CBS Minnesota

Posted on March 23, 2026 by csidds

The people of Minneapolis-St. Paul are being honored with a John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for their response to the federal immigration enforcement operation this winter, the JFK Library Foundation announced Wednesday.
— Read on www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/twin-cities-jfk-profile-in-courage-award-resistance-ice-surge/

Posted in Civil rights, Crime, criminal justice | Leave a comment

Forensics: Election Law. MAGA Sheriff in CA seizes 650,000 November 2025 ballots to pursue his own “election fraud” investigation. He is also a candidate for CA governor.

Posted on March 21, 2026 by csidds

x.com/ericswalwell/status/2035476111862194596

Posted in Crime, criminal justice, forensic fraud, prosecutorial misconduct | Leave a comment

Forensics: Rogue cops versus law students. Cooley Law School Innocence Project Assists in Release of George Calicut, Jr.

Posted on March 21, 2026 by csidds

Cooley Law School’s Innocence Project collaborated with others in the release of George Calicut Jr., who spent 27 years in prison wrongully convicted.
— Read on www.legalreader.com/cooley-law-school-innocence-project-assists-in-release-of-george-calicut-jr/

Posted in Civil rights, costs of wrongful convictions, criminal justice, criminal justice reform, DNA profiling, prosecutorial misconduct, wrongful convictions | Leave a comment

Forensics: Crime Lab Scandal. State forensic science commission blasts UIC over rogue crime lab | Injustice Watch

Posted on March 20, 2026 by csidds

The commission called on UIC (Univ of Chicago) to conduct a proper audit of its lab, which has been responsible for nearly two dozen wrongful DUI convictions. Bad equipment, methods, and testimony.
— Read on www.injusticewatch.org/project/forensic-failures/2026/forensic-science-commission-criticizes-uic-lab/

Posted in AAFS, Bad Forensic Science, Crime lab scandal, criminal justice, expert testimony, wrongful convictions | Leave a comment

Forensics: Law. How use of AI by lawyers need strict rules and guidelines. Here are a few.

Posted on March 19, 2026 by csidds

www.calbar.ca.gov/sites/default/files/portals/0/documents/ethics/Generative-AI-Practical-Guidance.pdf

Posted in criminal justice | Tagged | Leave a comment

Forensics: National Academies of Sciences says no to political demands it remove climate info

Posted on March 16, 2026 by csidds

State attorneys general won’t get climate chapter removed from a legal manual.
— Read on arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/national-academies-of-sciences-resisting-pressure-to-pull-climate-info/

Posted in expert testimony | Tagged | Leave a comment

Forensics: Robert F Kennedy Jr: 1 year of failure – The Lancet

Posted on March 16, 2026 by csidds

Robert F Kennedy Jr: 1 year of failure – The Lancet
— Read on www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)00414-9/fulltext

Posted in human rights violations, Medical errors, Medicine | Leave a comment

Forensics: Child trafficking in California.

Posted on March 14, 2026 by csidds

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/03/10/governor-gavin-newsom-attorney-general-bonta-37-missing-children-found-in-riverside-county-operation/

Posted in Crime | Tagged | Leave a comment

Forensics: Dental misinformation from RFKjr. The lies about fluoridation.

Posted on March 13, 2026 by csidds

www.instagram.com/reel/DVzedaFj2oF/

Posted in Bad Forensic Science, Crime, Medical errors, Medicine | Tagged | Leave a comment