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Monthly Archives: November 2016
Forensics and Law: Justice reform and litigation – WrongConvBlog
(NY) The Wall Street Journal: For Victims’ Families, the Torment of Exoneration… Forensics Forum (blog): Forensics and Fallibility… The New York Times: Facing Death, Brooklyn District Attorney Spoke of Doing What ‘Is Right’… The Intercept: 25 Years After Junk Science … Continue reading
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Tagged criminal justice, innocence project, wrongful convictions
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The ups and downs of crime lab public funding initiatives
It’s a reject in Lorain County Ohio. It’s a go in NM for its new state crime lab. Ex-cop crime scene analyst gets grilled over ballistics evidence in Scott police shooting.
PCAST: Much to consider about forensic certainties largely beyond police training
The instantaneous rejection of the latest Executive Office’s forensic review revealed much about the deniers. This discussion on likelihoods of forensic success or failure from the ‘Einstein Institute’ leads me to wonder if the US cohorts of lawyers: DAs, Attorney … Continue reading
CBSLA: Bill Richards broke and ill after 23 years in prison – WrongConvBlog
CBS Los Angeles: Bill Richards, Freed After 23 Years For A Murder He Didn’t Commit Tells His Story… Only four months ago, he walked out of a Rancho Cucamonga prison, 23 years after he was convicted of murdering his wife, … Continue reading
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Tagged AAFS ABFO ADA ASFO bias bitemark bite mark bitemark analysis bitemark evidence bitemarks bite marks bitemark testimony board certified dentist comparison confirmation bias David Sheets DNA Dr. Greg Go, costs of wrongful convictions, junk forensic experts, wrongful convictions
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Despite No dishonesty found after UK witchhunt of Waney Squier : Burking continues
Here is the latest from Dr. Squier saying how she was “targeted” for her adversarial stance opposing another doubtful forensic method popular with some law enforcement agencies and prosecutors in both the UK and the US. I have a couple comments after … Continue reading
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Tagged junk forensic science, SBS, UK Met police, Waney Squier, witchhunt
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PCAST forensics on YouTube: Dean Mnookin keeps it simple and logical
Jennifer Mnookin, law Dean at UCLA, was co-chair of the “working group” assigned by the President’s Council on Sci and Tech to undertake the next step in forensic science review and reform. She recently was interviewed in Los Angeles and … Continue reading
DIY Crime Stuff for Young Folks and Police Investigators
I’ve reviewed many a case where a first responding LEO needed some of this information. Especially the Time of Death (TOD) graphic showing the 0-36hr rigor events. More information on this is available here. Livor mortis gets a pass. Here are … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad forensic science, junk forensic science, police science, Time of death
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Exonerations in the News: the myth of “worst of the worst”
Justin Brooks and Brian Banks From the WrongfulConvictionsBlog Michigan Radio: Poor and black more likely to be wrongfully convicted… Star Tribune: Innocence Project questions Thomas Rhodes’ murder conviction in wife’s death near Spicer… Nebraska Radio Network: Kirk Bloodsworth brings his … Continue reading
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