Forensics: More judicial illiteracy about scientific principles

Posted on August 6, 2015 by csidds

Somewhere there must be an appellate judge who understands something about reliability. The 7th US Circuit sure needs some help.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2015/08/04/federal-appeals-court-drug-dog-thats-barely-more-accurate-than-a-coin-flip-is-good-enough

About csidds

Dr. Michael Bowers is a long time forensic consultant in the US and international court systems.
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