Forensics: Junk Science. Recanted medical opinion ruled “not new evidence.” TN Appeals Court Upholds Russell Maze’s Shaken Baby Conviction — ProPublica

California had to change state law to allow courts to admit an expert’s change of testimony to be new evidence.

Dissenting from the court’s majority, one judge sounded the alarm about ignoring recanted forensic testimony, saying the medical examiner’s reversal “calls into doubt the foundation of the trial.”
— Read on www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-russell-maze-shaken-baby-conviction-appeal

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