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The bloom is off forensic DNA’s infallibility – Scientific American
Eric Frimpong and Santa Barbara defense attorney Robert Sanger in 2008. With the FBI making a step to reel in its history of wayward forensic conclusions, Scientific American wades into the “restructuring” of DNA opinions in much the same way. … Continue reading
Advancing forensic science by the California Supreme Court took 7 years
A “unique bitemark” proved Bill Richards’ guilt 2016 Seven years after being exonerated and 23 years in prison, Bill Richards, due to the CA SC’s most recent opinion, now waits in jail. The DA of San Bernardino County has 60 days … Continue reading
Forensic Science Reform: Justice Department issues first standards for forensic expert testimony
Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington in Oct. 2015 (Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press) The top US government agency involved in funding and management oversight of the FBI forensic science community just put out “guidance”on forensic … Continue reading
Illinois crime lab responds to state law allowing police to ignore Discovery of forensic testing
Lets just say that the police “commenting” about a bill passing through the Illinois legislature that supports non-disclosure of crime lab testing processes is similar to police agencies not being forthcoming with police body camera recordings. Besides the fact that the … Continue reading
Illinois crime lab bill created to seal faulty testing from public view
Cases of government-run crime labs “hiding” forensic errors and gaffs from criminal defendants and the public got a boost in Illinois this week……We can use this to clearly understand who and how prosecutors and LE PACs control the legislators in … Continue reading
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Forensic look at death penalty statistics: 25% of exonerated were on Death Row
A 2013 infographic study by the California Innocence Project puts the cost in California at a staggering $4 billion since 1978. Statistics contained in this report, when overlayed with the national increase of exonerations ( now at 1793) , in the … Continue reading
California Supreme Court determines advances of forensic science sufficient to vacate conviction
Its all about 2 bitemark opinions from a murder trial. In an unanimous 7-0 decision, the court’s holdings vacates Bill Richards murder conviction from 1997 and makes his imprisonment since 1993 subject to release from prison and opens up future exoneration … Continue reading
Washington DC crime lab continues to coverup its law enforcement bungles
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
? Backstory before the story about guns walking away from the DC crime lab. After a sweetheart period with its “independence” from LEO management via its multi-million dollar…
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Washington DC crime lab continues to coverup its law enforcement bungles
Backstory before the story about guns walking away from the DC crime lab. After a sweetheart period with its “independence” from LEO management via its multi-million dollar facility up grade and hiring forensic scientist Max Houck to run … Continue reading
Looking at law enforcement’s “excited delirium syndrome” deaths from a medical perspective.
\ Here is another forensic conundrum. The AMA doesn’t recognize it, neither does the World Health Organization, nor a host of other “learned” medical groups. Taser Inc does. So do police unions representing LEOs in wrongful death litigation. Welcome to … Continue reading
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