Monthly Archives: December 2013

FORENSICS | 2013 Is record year for exonerations

Posted on December 31, 2013 by csidds

Download annual report from…… http://www.innocencenetwork.org/resources/innocence-collateral/network-exoneration-reports/innocence-network-exoneration-report-2013/view

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FORENSICS | COSTS OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS. Man imprisoned for faulty bite-mark wins $1,500,000.

Posted on December 28, 2013 by csidds

The hurt keeps coming onto “board certified” dentists continuing to be members of  the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and are also members of  the AAFS  “recognized” American Board of Forensic Odontology. Both of these  forensic organizations refuse to investigate members … Continue reading →

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See the faces and families of 12 Californians factually but not legally innocent

Posted on December 23, 2013 by csidds

After years of litigation and post conviction investigation, 12 cases now end up on the CA governor’s desk requesting pardons. The court system won’t let them go. http://wrongfulconvictionsblog.org/2013/12/23/innocence-march-returns-to-sacramento-to-ask-governor-brown-for-12-christmas-presents/

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DNA vs bite mark believers. Guess which wins?

Posted on December 17, 2013 by csidds

Add another exoneration to the list of 24 exons and wrongful incarcerations involving AAFS/ABFO/FSAB  forensically “certified” dental bite experts. Read the Innocence Project’s news release.  Read the case list and details of DNA versus bite marks in US criminal courts. … Continue reading →

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Forensics. The occasionally strange Top 2013 moments in Forensic Science according to the NFSTC

Posted on December 17, 2013 by csidds

One is “fingerprint science comes to the kitchen.” All are undeniably positive.  ://www.nfhttpstc.org/top-10-forensic-science-stories-of-2013/ The NFSTC is a consortium of current and ex governmental employees and private parties that have a varied nexus with forensic science and law enforcement. Their affiliations … Continue reading →

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(CIP) California Innocence Project’s Accomplishments in 2013- DONATE!!

Posted on December 12, 2013 by csidds

  A Fight for Freedom in 2013 Dear CIP Supporters, With your donations and support, 2013 proved to be a very busy year at CIP…   CIP client Uriah Courtney, who had served 8 years for a rape he did not … Continue reading →

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Forensic Science. Law Profs Michael Saks and Barry Scheck discuss strategies for the #criminal #defense bar.

Posted on December 2, 2013 by csidds

“Forensic science is largely a faith-based discipline whose experts testify first and worry about verification later,” according to a leading U.S. law and social science scholar, Professor Michael Saks. “There’s a lack of data but an enormous amount of faith in … Continue reading →

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