Forensics: A DC judge calls out police junk forensics – then limits expert ballistic evidence.

Posted on February 29, 2020 by csidds

A rare look into a judge doing his job by using scientific principles to reject decades-long use of exaggerated bullet matching assumptions. Good summation of issues by Radley Balko at WaPo.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/02/28/dc-judge-issues-much-needed-opinion-junk-science/

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Dr. Michael Bowers is a long time forensic consultant in the US and international court systems.
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