A state’s forensic examiner takes the stand saying the defendant’s DNA profile excludes “everyone else in the world.” http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9213680
New post: A deeper look into the conflicts in Chinese forensics. http://m.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/08/the-dark-corrupt-world-of-forensic-science-in-china/278990/
Forensic science (testimony) and political environments collide in China. The issues are similar to problems in the US. http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/BL-CJB-18551
Chicago’s machine politics invades the criminal justice system. Outside influences used to prevent or at least delay ex mayor Daley Jr. from giving courtroom testimony. The case in point deals with litigation aiming to release an imprisoned victim of long … Continue reading
This article shows the problems that surround attempts to reveal police misconduct when coverups, goofs by federal investigators and good ole back door jury tampering occurs. Note the Justice Departments is hiding the ball on the details of what they … Continue reading
This case could be the 25th person wrongfully convicted in the US by a bite mark opinion. http://www.nj.com/somerset/index.ssf/2013/08/convicted_murderer_turns_to_new_dna_evidence_to_prove_his_innocence_in_1994_killing.html#incart_river
The ex-prosecutor (now a law professor) and a bitemark expert continue to deny errors in an exoneration case in the US. They protect and represent themselves in the media as being innovators in forensic research. Federal law enforcement grants have … Continue reading
The financial connection between wrongful convictions and the costs to taxpayers is a fairly new topic for media discussion. It is rather localized (a $10 million civil award 2013 case from Chicago) in information as nationwide statistics do not appear … Continue reading
The topic of personal liability for forensic expert witnesses has been around for a couple of decades. I am not talking about an expert being sued by his/her client for negligent actions in the course of the employment (traditionally this … Continue reading
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The AP article (use your search engine for “bite marks” and “unreliable”) in June 2013 suggested that the bite mark dentists of the American Board of Forensic Odontology…
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