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Monthly Archives: March 2016
Forensic Science Reform naysayer takes a jab at the US DOJ for further scrutinizing forensic “error”
Here is a narrative by a fellow who spends money on PR releases about forensics. This piece is regarding the speech given last week by Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates at the annual meeting of the American Academy of … Continue reading
The Locard Fallacy: “Unique” impression evidence fails statistical tests once again : Ballistics
Considering that the Innocence Projects database (almost 350) of DNA exonerations shows a 46% contribution from unvalidated or faulty forensic testimony, this featured article focuses on bullet “matching” and by association extends to tires and bite marks. From my last … Continue reading
UK: Typical PR ad about a lukewarm improvement in looking at shoeprints
Its great to know that university people are looking to improve imaging for impression evidence. This time its shoe prints. Too bad the experimenter thinks that “gait” leads to a “somewhat distinctive” pattern which then begs the question about … Continue reading
Messing with drug evidence gets a DA reviewing 300 closed cases in Oregon
Tampered drug evidence in Oregon crime lab investigation continues. So far, 7 cases will be dismissed. More work will be needed for DA to finish hundreds of case reviews. Defense attorneys probably will run big objections to cases not dismissed … Continue reading
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Tagged crime labs, Exculpatory Evidence, Forensic science, Miscarriage of justice
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Monday’s Quick Clicks…
Originally posted on Wrongful Convictions Blog:
Judge orders D.C. to pay $13.2 million in wrongful FBI hair conviction case… Candidates for Lake County, Illinois state’s attorney focus on reform… A Seoul lower court on Monday ruled that the state must…
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“OJ Knife” brings out comments from past players including OJ’s science expert H C Lee
I think Dr. Lee’s quote (after the Court TV re-cap from 2007) indicates he’s curious about how all this could contrast with his own testimony from the original trial. He was an OJ forensic science expert and confabulated most of … Continue reading
Events taking Forensic DNA into disputable areas leads to firings, lawsuits and rancor
Having just returned from the forensic science AAFS annual meeting, all I heard from the DNA people was that their conference was quiet and rather boring. They seemed to prefer sitting in the odontology bitemark session which was SRO. We … Continue reading
Will New SCOTUS Justice weigh in on current immutable protections for wayward prosecutors?
“The Invincible Prosecutor” This is not about prosecutors being harassed for doing an ethical job protecting our society. Its about outrageous absolute immunity currently upheld by a notorious SCOTUS decision in 2011 that protected beyond dubious prosecutorial misconduct as revealed … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Miscarriage of justice, prosecutorial misconduct
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UK Chief Jurist tells the forensics and science communities to stop “needless arguments” in court
A UK jurist (President of the UK Supreme Court in London) asks for documents consolidating “science” facts for use in courts to “save time” confusion and “needless disputes.” He mentions patent law as an area which gives judges a treatise … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, CSI, Forensic science, forensic testimony
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Wanna comment to the US National Commission on Forensic Science?
The ninth NCFS meeting is March 21 and 22, 2016 They promise to have their copious work product available sometime soon. I hope. Keep looking for it at: http://www.justice.gov/ncfs Written comment acceptance starts on March 7, 2016. www.regulations.gov Written comments acceptance … Continue reading
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