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Regardless of #PCAST, bitemark matchers praise themselves and re-up their “Bitemark Breakfast”
*See note at bottom. To be expected, although in an ironic twist to the above image, the AAFS affiliated bite mark bunch continues to press on with their agenda. This is in the face of a tsunami of criticism from media … Continue reading
Friday’s Quick Clicks…
Originally posted on Wrongful Convictions Blog:
OC Weekly: More Evidence Emerges On OC Law Enforcement’s Bad Acting and Perjury in Snitch Scandal… The San Diego Union-Tribune (opinion by Justin Brooks, California IP): Could innocent people be executed if proposition passes?……
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“You have no balls” says a noted bite mark dentist – More about this and the #PCAST report on forensics
Bill Richards, who spent nearly 23 years in prison based on dubious bite-mark evidence, was released in June. Photo: Courtesy of Michael Semanchik, California Innocence Project. The inimitable and award winning Jordan Smith at The Intercept once again lays the hammer on the prime example … Continue reading
Ohio ( and most other states ) misses opportunity to find the missing – Forensic Dentistry –
Ohio and other states are not providing everything they can to help families track missing loved ones, according to experts. Full article from Ohio. Despite the creation of a national database nearly a decade ago to assist in identifications, few … Continue reading
Tuesday’s Quick Clicks…
Originally posted on Wrongful Convictions Blog:
The Knoops’ Innocence Project filed a request for review at the Court of Appeals in Curacao in the case of Frailon Pieter… Massachusetts has paid $8.34 million under wrongful conviction compensation law… The Wrong Man: Thomas…
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Forensics: How a criminal defense expert got some bad news from a judge – “Not qualified”
Nothing but warning signals come out in this news article about a self-styled yet prior qualified (in other cases) DNA expert running into some trouble. The record states he admitted having no direct experience in using actual DNA profiling lab equipment. … Continue reading
Infamous bite-mark “expert” Michael West complains about not being paid at a deposition and calls Innocence Project director a “sociopath”
The unfortunately speakable Dr. Michael West takes the stage. His protector, Attorney General Jim Hood and the MS Supremes still need him to bolster this death penalty vs forensic science reform case of Eddie Lee Howard. The MS Innocence project … Continue reading
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Forensic Science reform gets a knee jerk backlash from the District Attorneys – #PCAST
National District Attorneys Association slams President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology report Note that the NDAA (national DA association) president is none other than San Bernardino’s pro death penalty DA Michael Ramos (@michaelramos). I’m not surprised at this … Continue reading
Death knell for bitemark analysis expected from White House review – Forensics – #PCAST
An unofficial and possibly “leaked” unpublished draft from the White House Science and Technology Council (#PCAST) has arrived via the Internet. It is a new and comprehensive forensics review by a PCAST Working Group and tells a tale about the ABFO’s bitemark … Continue reading
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Look into why #Prop66 is a load of prosecutorial crap – False confessions by kids after interrogations
San Bernardino District Attorney @MichaelRamos stumps for California Prop 66. “One analysis of 44 proven false-confession cases revealed that more than a third of the interrogations lasted six to 12 hours, many lasted between 12 and 24 hours, and the … Continue reading
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