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Monthly Archives: March 2017
Forensics: This is not anecdotal evidence – Race and Innocence – and an apathetic DOJ
Media statements say that Sessions and his USDOJ does not read its own reports. And he admits it. Tell them that the following is not /anəkˈdōdl/ (not necessarily true or reliable; without facts or research). Here is his USDOJ address https://www.justice.gov/doj/webform/your-message-department-justice … Continue reading
Forensics Today – The rise of the ‘I don’t care’ response to forensic science reform
When forensic reform was trending The Obama-era Commission on Forensic Science just finished its proposals for better over sight on forensics by the Executive branch in the form of an Office on Forensic Science. It’s been under development back to Obama’s … Continue reading
Familiar? Another bitemark conviction getting a DNA-based look after 16 years
Forensic science is not immune to the need for retesting and consideration of its’ flawed methods -Anon The number of exonerations in the US is probably going to increase with the addition of ‘new DNA technology’ evidence recovered from a … Continue reading
Sudden cardiac death of younger people may be genetically controlled – SBS nexus?
“The gene, called CDH2, causes arrhythmogenic right ventricle cardiomyopathy (ARVC), which is a genetic disorder that predisposes patients to cardiac arrest and is a major cause of unexpected death in seemingly healthy young people.” Let’s see if any of this … Continue reading
Right to confront prosecution forensic expert now costs defendants $600
NC hates to send their forensic lab experts to court to attest to their labwork and experience the joy of cross-examination. That’s since Melendez- Diaz happened in 2009. It threw crime lab techs into court to authenticate and defend their … Continue reading
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County judge thinks ‘bitemark guidelines’ show that it is still a “science’
Here is another great example of a criminal court taking the weak way out by using the 1923 Frye Rule thereby allowing any bitemark expert who belongs to a relevant ‘scientific community’ to talk to the jury during a murder … Continue reading
Appeal court actually uses Daubert to overrule use of non-science assumptions
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
Its all about scientific support, or lack there of in the appellate halls of North Carolina. DWI ‘extapolations’ of BA to assume alcohol ‘eliminating’ phase at time of…
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Appeal court actually uses Daubert to overrule use of non-science assumptions
Its all about scientific support, or lack there of in the appellate halls of North Carolina. DWI ‘extapolations’ of BA to assume alcohol ‘eliminating’ phase at time of testing take a hit. Thanks to GGWolk
Further details about “possible” forensic investigation in Tuam mass graves in Ireland
Here we go with experts and some police ‘sources’ talking about the logistics of excavating graves and looking at DNA from the public as “references” for DNA extraction and profiling from the remains. Various directions need to be established. $$ … Continue reading
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When convictions are used as scientific ‘proofs’ by experts -Scientific American
I’m wondering if a “scientific” american might be considered un-patriotic by some in the Beltway micro-climate. The US Attorney General likes the word “anecdotal” to describe CJ social science looking at police behavior. One problem is that he dry-labbed the … Continue reading
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