Monthly Archives: March 2016

Major Forensic News from the DNA Newsletter by the NY Legal Aid Society

Posted on March 1, 2016 by csidds

Forensics in the News Low Copy Number DNA Testing Continues to be Questioned (NY Times, ABC News) In the wake of Marina Stajic’s lawsuit against the NYC OCME, alleging in part that she was forced to retire because of questions … Continue reading →

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The White House pushes forward on further review of FBI pattern and trace evidence testimony

Posted on March 1, 2016 by csidds

Hair is gone, lead in bullets is out, bitemarks as “fingerprints” has died, graphology disappeared, so what’s next? Alot. Last fall I had pleasant conversation with Professor (Yale) Jo Handelsman from the White House Office of Sci and Tech. We conversed … Continue reading →

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International Forensic Science News – Things could be better

Posted on March 1, 2016 by csidds

International POV on Forensic Medicine as a “dying profession.” No pun intended. http://tribune.com.pk/story/1056144/forensics-day-forensic-medicine-is-a-dying-profession/ “Fundamentally flawed” forensic path opinion in Canada. http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2016/02/28/woman-implicated-by-charles-smiths-flawed-evidence-hopes-for-closure-and-peace.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/maria-shepherd-conviction-1.3468706 Scotland: Sacked forensic fingerprint expert asks for job back. http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2016/02/28/woman-implicated-by-charles-smiths-flawed-evidence-hopes-for-closure-and-peace.html  

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