The clamor for ‘error rates’ in forensics seems a strange contrast to the legal system which decides on its admissibility.
Is there a claim of legal malpractice by judges? Read this detailed article on risk management tools available when a judge wanders off the reservation with his/her facts and mistaken logic. The remedial treatment is prolonged and doubtful for defendants.
“Pattern of mis-stated facts found in probe of renowned federal judges”
Excerpt:
Telling “whoppers”
It was his handling of one of the most high profile cases – the conviction of former Illinois Gov. George H. Ryan – that caused Easterbrook to be accused of telling repeated “whoppers.”
