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Originally posted on Eye of the beholder:
The use of information is power. When asked (by Robert Toale, a lawyer who represented Abadie and Van Winkle), about his ‘margin of error’ in bitemark analysis, Michael West said, “Something less than my…
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Tribeca Film Festival showcases “Dream Killer” docu on unjust justice
The interview revolves around and within Ryan Ferguson’s ordeal of 10 years in MO prison. Characters include makers of the Dream Killer documentary and what they say about those involved with Ferguson’s conviction and later exoneration. This is NOT fiction. … Continue reading
Monday’s Quick Clicks…
Originally posted on Wrongful Convictions Blog:
Texas House passes wrongful conviction commission bill In Nebraska, bill to compensate the Beatrice 6 advances forward In Michigan, bill to compensate exonerees introduced once again Details about 2015 symposium on Forensics and Human…
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A hatchet job succeeds in ousting DC crime director
When the cops want you gone, the politicos rush to assist…….the cops. Read how a little “fair play” in sharing crime lab evidence to both prosecutors and defense counsel led to Max Houck’s resignation. You should know the crime lab … Continue reading
A Post about “rapid” DNA evidence analysis being used by law enforcement. Claims include “exoneration of the innocent”
All the efforts in US crime lab science to avoid mishandling and incorrect processing or mis-interpretation of DNA samples may have a new “assist” from the “Rapid DNA” methods now commercially available and in use in a few police departments. Though … Continue reading
Forensics revisionist talks to crimelabs about “some” 1200 exonerations as “innocence fraud.”
added 12-1-2016: we can now add the President’s Council on Sci Tech’s forecast of future directions needed within most crime lab methods. Once again the law enforcement “communities” choked on 178 pg report. That would be the FBI, US DOJ, … Continue reading
Five commandments of “How to Reform Forensics” science and dumping the junk
By Radley Balko May 5 at 3:24 PM THE WATCH My favorite story of forensics malfeasance emerged from the North Carolina state crime lab a few years ago. I wrote about it at the time: The relationships between SBI crime lab … Continue reading
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Making use of their personal experiences of multiple injustices, Exonerees now come to court as lawyers
From the ABA Journal magazine FREED AND PAYING BACK Wrongly imprisoned, these men spent many years behind bars for crimes they did not commit. Plenty of convicted felons claim to be innocent; too many of them actually are. The criminal … Continue reading
Incredible Costs of One Cop Detective to the Taxpayers of Chicago and Illinois; Big time Politicos on Crim Justice reform
This will never stop. Nothing like having questionable convictions coming back to haunt the the lawyers and the DA for the police of Chicago. Sun-Times Article Hillary making sweeping statements on criminal justice reform. Wants to start with cops. And … Continue reading
Highlights of the 2015 US Innocence Conference held this last weekend
For those less likely to be following what is happening in civil rights and exoneration litigation, this meeting in Orlando FLA was the gathering to see the impressive depth of dedication, legal expertise and energy present in this growing movement. … Continue reading
