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US judiciary has blinders on when its allows egregious use of junk experts regardless of Constitutional protections
Even when exoneration cases have proven forensic experts wrong (the first 200 exons had a 57% error rate of the participating forensic types :Brandon Garrett, Judging Innocence, 108 COLUMBIA L. REV. 55, 107 (2007)), the US courts’ reliance on precedent … Continue reading
Another Amazing Story of Texas Justice being Brought to Task by DNA and Evidence Destruction
Years after being freed from death row, East Texas man fights to clear name This story is decades long and runs from Dallas, the Texas Monthly, Smith County Texas to New York and back. Now its all about motions for … Continue reading
More on fire science and the Scientific American article “Can we trust crime forensics”
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A FLAMIMG MAGICIAN DETECTING THE REAL CRIMINAL (NOTE THE DISPARATE PARTICIPANTS OF THE LINEUP). From the Scientific American Aug 18 2015 The bloom is certainly off the flower, when…
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Can We Trust Crime Forensics?
A FLAMIMG MAGICIAN DETECTING THE REAL CRIMINAL (NOTE THE DISPARATE PARTICIPANTS OF THE LINEUP). From the Scientific American Aug 18 2015 The bloom is certainly off the flower, when the SA starts publicizing the mythologies contained in the corners of forensic … Continue reading
DNA tech’s reference semen DNA or sloughed skin shows up in 2014 super sensitive profile of 1984 murder case
Police used a lie detector on an over cooperating retired crime lab tech to concoct a “confession” that is nothing of the sort. This story is dominated by overarching confidence from San Diego law enforcement that “DNA always gets our … Continue reading
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“New” FBI DNA stats changes likelihood of mismatch frm 1:Billion to 1:100
Earlier this year the feds said revamped stats of DNA mixtures would make nary a blip in final crime lab results. Texas DPS found that to be a mega overstatement. The product rule strikes again. Texas DNA results
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Sept 16 2015 The “bite mark magicians” take on the TX Forensic Sci Comm
No consequences for bite mark experts helping convict innocent defendants.
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175 innocent men have been on death row in the US
Read about Richard Glossip in Oklahoma. http://www.innocenceproject.org/news-events-exonerations/barry-scheck-urges-oklahoma-governor-to-stay-glossip-execution
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TX lady prosecutor denies failures to follow Brady rules, stating nothing withheld was exculpatory
Now, should we believe her? Her conviction case was remanded for a new trial. Of course the DA’ s office is appealing the lower court’s judgement of wrongdoing. Her admitting that material was withheld from the defense in the original … Continue reading
8 exonerees’ first days of freedom
Learn from this glimpse into the lives and experience of returning to society after years in prison. First days of freedom
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