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Editorial: Taking another bite out of junk science in the Texas criminal justice system
“In numerous instances, experts diverge widely in their evaluations of the same bite mark evidence, which has led to questioning of the value and scientific objectivity of such evidence.” The Dallas Daily News
Police Misconduct Responsible for Famous Wrongful Conviction in Australia
Originally posted on Wrongful Convictions Blog:
The case of Andrew Mallard (pictured here) will be well known to those in Australia – he was wrongly convicted in 1995 of the murder of two women in Western Australia, spending 12 years…
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Altering the playing field of Forensic DNA statistics to bring major changes to criminal justice cases
The phrase “don’t mess with Texas” surely is true. The state’s Department of Public Safety Forensic Science Commission’s new stance on crime lab DNA mixture outcomes surely is going to bounce around the county like a flash bang grenade. … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, CSI, DNA profiling, Forensic science
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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”
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
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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Tagged botched police theories, crime labs, Forensic science
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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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