RECOGNITION FOR THE BOOK
Forensic Testimony. Science, Law and Forensic Evidence. I had something to do with it.
BAD FORENSIC NEWS
Caption: Memorial in front of burned out city hall
Forensics experts slam Mexico’s 43 missing students probe
A team of Argentine forensics experts is questioning Mexico’s probe of the disappearance of 43 students, saying that the evidence does not support the government’s conclusion and that it should be allowed to investigate all theories.
Mexican government’s response. Via its Attorney General.
The 21/7 terror trial cover-up: Government explosives experts say they warned police forensic evidence was wrong but their report was buried.
GOOD FORENSIC NEWS
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology can now profile highly damaged DNA samples that contain 75 percent less base-pair information, compared with previous systems.
SOME PROSECUTORS JUST NEVER LEARN
DA’s misconduct leads to reduced sentence for convicted murderer.
SOME POLICE DETECTIVES HAVEN’T A CLUE ABOUT PROPER CRIME SCENE PROTOCOLS. This guy declared immunity from local department’s protocols
Detective v State police to settle DNA dispute over cop’s privacy at crime scenes. Cop refused DNA test. Claims retaliation. Other police volunteered their blood samples.
ANOTHER MAN EXONERATED FROM FALSE WITNESS AIDED CONVICTION
For 2 decades, TSA refused him entry to USA due to conviction. His children live in NYC. The Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson signed off on the exon.
FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends 
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Minn. Public Defender takes on forensic science assumptions of infallibility. She works tables on the weekend to pay the bills.
http://m.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/291350481.html