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Monthly Archives: September 2023
Forensics: Retrospective on effects of Mary Bush reseach. “Impossible to find old cases.” UB researcher brings awareness to flaws in bitemark evidence
There’s an ongoing effort to raise awareness and reverse mistakes caused by bite mark evidence. — Read on spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2023/09/25/ub-researcher-brings-awareness-to-flaws-in-bitemark-evidence
Forensics: Fake cop evidence. Who pays out millions to the wrongfully convicted in Ohio? You do.
Charles Jackson retraced the same steps he took in 1991, walking into Casino East bar on Cleveland’s east side, that night he had no idea just how much those steps would cost him. — Read on http://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/taxpayers-on-the-hooks-as-the-state-pays-out-of-millions-of-dollars-to-wrongfully-imprisoned
Forensics: Anatomy of junk forensics baffling Juries that don’t understand forensic science who send innocent people to prison − a short training video could help
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary… — Read on http://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/juries-that-don-t-understand-forensic-science-can-18393874.php
Forensics: OUCH!Connecticut agrees to a $25 million settlement in the Henry Lee evidence fabrication case | AP News
Connecticut’s attorney general has agreed to a $25.2 million settlement with two men who spent decades in prison for murder, based partly on evidence presented by famed forensic scientist Henry Lee that a judge later found was fabricated. — Read … Continue reading
Forensics: More Junk Cop Forensics. AI Led to Her Wrongful Arrest for Carjacking at 8 Months Pregnant
Police falsely accused Porcha Woodruff of carjacking after misusing facial recognition technology, which experts say has built-in racial biases. — Read on people.com/porcha-woodruff-arrest-ai-facial-recognition-7966714
Forensics: Finally. Appeals court agrees shaken baby syndrome is ‘junk science’ in some cases
A New Jersey appellate court sided with two fathers accused of child abuse who argued the science behind shaken baby syndrome isn’t sound. — Read on newjerseymonitor.com/2023/09/13/appeals-court-agrees-shaken-baby-syndrome-is-junk-science-in-some-cases/
Forensics fraud eradicator. Law Review focuses on regulating junk forensics (i.e bitemarks) by applying ABA ethical rule 3.8 violations onto prosecutors.
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Forensics: Junk toolmark “ID.”Interview: Innocence Project attorney representing the Grand Junction pipe bombing case talks junk science and wrongful convictions
Chris Fabricant is among the attorneys representing James Genrich, a man who was convicted in a series of pipe bombings in the 1990s. — Read on http://www.cpr.org/2023/09/11/innocence-project-grand-junction-pipe-bombing-case-wrongful-convictions/
Forensics: DAs seldom get punished for misconduct. Wrongful Convictions Cost Chicago Taxpayers $153M from 2019 to 2023: Analysis | Chicago News
That toll is set to grow in the coming weeks, as the Chicago City Council considers paying $25 million to resolve separate lawsuits filed in 2016 by two men who spent a combined 34 years in prison after being wrongly … Continue reading
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