Forensics: California Legislation to End Wrongful Convictions Due to Faulty Expert Witness Testimony

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 467. SB 467, the End Wrongful Convictions Act, amends the standards used for evaluating expert testimony and forensics in court post-conviction. This law will take effect on January 1, 2023..
— Read on sd11.senate.ca.gov/news/20221006-senator-wiener’s-legislation-end-wrongful-convictions-due-faulty-expert-witness

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