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The destructive path of bitemark analysis
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Get your forensic science certificate cheap AAFS 2015
AAFS 2015 Get your forensic expert certificate cheap. Raise your status to expert level for court admissibility. One day workshop. http://www.abfo.org/bitemark-workshop
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Last ditch efforts to stay another execution in Texas. Plus a new series from the Washington Post on resistance to forensic reform.
A last minute effort to stay Rodney Reed’s execution in TX is based on new expert review of erroneous Time of Death opinion at the conviction trial. The litigation is led by the Innocence Project. There is a petition to the … Continue reading
Wednesday’s Quick Clicks…
Originally posted on Wrongful Convictions Blog:
In NY, the wrongfully convicted petition for prosecutorial oversight Colorado to consider eyewitness lineup reforms In Japan, will wrongful convictions be catalyst for criminal justice reform? With a judge’s order throwing out his murder…
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Murders in the South. 4000 Lynchings revisted.
Unspeakable but must be remembered.
Forensic Science Mess-ups, Cover-ups and Worse: Cheating DA Affect Murder Case: Recognition for CSIDDS Book:
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
RECOGNITION FOR THE BOOK Forensic Testimony. Science, Law and Forensic Evidence. I had something to do with it. BAD FORENSIC NEWS Caption: Memorial in front of burned out city…
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Forensic Science Mess-ups, Cover-ups and Worse: Cheating DA Affect Murder Case: Recognition for CSIDDS Book:
RECOGNITION FOR THE BOOK Forensic Testimony. Science, Law and Forensic Evidence. I had something to do with it. BAD FORENSIC NEWS Caption: Memorial in front of burned out city hall Forensics experts slam Mexico’s 43 missing students probe A team of … Continue reading
An Open Letter on Shaken Baby Syndrome and Courts: A False and Flawed Premise
Originally posted on Wrongful Convictions Blog:
A group of 34 esteemed doctors, medical professionals, and international experts has jointly published a letter regarding the problem of how SBS is currently being prosecuted in the courts. See the Argument & Critique…
Forensics: Costs of forensic expert witnesses in a murder trial with the defendant facing the death penalty.
Costs of forensic expert witnesses in a murder trial with the defendant facing the death penalty. Pathologist = $300/hr. Psychiatrist = $500/hr. “Mitigation specialist” = $100/hr. All have caps on maximum amount allowed. Ballistics: OC Crime Lab Goes 3D – … Continue reading
Wednesday’s Quick Forensic and Crim Law Clicks…
Originally posted on Wrongful Convictions Blog:
Maine one of only two states without a felony exoneration in modern times. Former deputy AG claims it is because “Maine is different.” It appears Maine is different in at least one respect—it has…
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