Monthly Archives: November 2013

Forensics: The chilling connection between prosecutorial misconduct, wrongful convictions and the death penalty.

Posted on November 19, 2013 by csidds

Just 2 percent of counties in America are responsible for more than half the nation’s executions, and those same counties have been responsible for a disproportionate share of high-profile prosecutorial misconduct and exonerations following wrongful convictions. In a report released … Continue reading →

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#Forensic Testimony: Science, Law and Expert Evidence: A Book Review

Posted on November 12, 2013 by csidds

The latest review of this book is by Professor Jane Taylor, University of Newcastle, Ourimbah NSW 2011, New South Wales, Australia. The book is published by Elsevier/Academic Press and is available on Amazon.com. Forensic Testimony by C. Michael Bowers. This is a … Continue reading →

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#Forensics: Battling junk forensic bitemark opinions with DNA

Posted on November 10, 2013 by csidds

The California Innocence Project takes on the challenges of junk forensics being brought into criminal cases. http://californiainnocenceproject.org/issues-we-face/dna-and-forensic-analysis

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Forensics : NY ADA in Bitemark Case, Melissa Mourges, an advocate for Bitemarks IDs, Gets a Free Lunch.

Posted on November 8, 2013 by csidds

The NY ADA promoting the “science” of bitemark aided convictions has accepted an invitation. The AAFS and the US pro-bitemark posse, the ABFO, will underwrite  her visit to the next annual meeting in 2014 in Seattle. You better get expenses … Continue reading →

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