Category Archives: AAFS

Forensics: 1996 op-ed warning about DNA’s effect on bitemark opinions

Posted on August 3, 2015 by csidds

A warning to bitemark experts that has been ignored by the AAFS and its flesh bite experts. This was published in the forensic dental newsletter of the ABFO. http://www.expertlaw.com/library/identification/bite_marks.html

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Forensics : 1960 When bitemarks were considered equal to fingerprints……..

Posted on August 2, 2015 by csidds

………a British dentist said “bruises in human flesh” bitemarks were”unreliable evidence” and expressed reasons that were, 49 years later, used by the National Academy of Sciences in 2009 . He also said “usually a self-styled expert” and “so-called expert (s)” … Continue reading →

Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Bite Marks, Bitemarks, CSI, expert testimony, forensic science reform | Tagged American Academy of Forensic Science, AMERICAN BOARD OF FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY, bite marks, Bitemarks, CSI, Forensic science | 1 Comment

Bad actors and negligent experts in Crim Justice still immune.

Posted on July 31, 2015 by csidds

This follows up previous blogs about how citizens, damaged by CJ incompetence (including some lawyers) and bad acts, run afoul of legal interpretations of immunity for state employees and their minions. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2015/07/30/people-wronged-by-the-criminal-justice-system-face-a-long-road-to-compensation (copyright 2015 Dental and Forensic Services LLC )

Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Civil rights, costs of wrongful convictions, criminal justice, criminal justice reform, CSI, Exoneration costs, expert testimony, forensic science misconduct | 1 Comment

Federal judge opinion about “experts peddling junk science to credulous judges and jurors”…..

Posted on July 29, 2015 by csidds

This federal court (from the Chicago area) opinion speaks to how people exonerated of serious crimes have little legal recourse (having no state statutes and judicial case law privileges or right to sue most government “actors.”) for recompense for damages caused … Continue reading →

Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Bite Marks, Bitemarks, costs of wrongful convictions | Tagged American Academy of Forensic Science, AMERICAN BOARD OF FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY, Criminal Justice, wrongful convictions | Leave a comment

Forensics: A BIG dust up in AUSTRALIA over 400 opines of a state Medical Examiner

Posted on July 24, 2015 by csidds

This all started with a recent judicial (last year) opinion on a 20 year-old case dealing with “murder in a bathtub.” The government’s path guy, Dr. Colin Manock, got clobbered in a book about this case and which seems to … Continue reading →

Posted in AAFS, costs of wrongful convictions, criminal justice, criminal justice reform | Tagged American Academy of Forensic Science, forensic examiner error, forensic testimony, junk forensic science, wrongful convictions | Leave a comment

Update: White House Report on Forensics Science: “Eradicate” the Use of Bitemarks

Posted on July 22, 2015 by csidds

Update on the Update: More on this today (Wednesday July 22, 2015) from Radley Balko at THE WATCH On Tuesday, July 21, the White House OSTP issued an oral presentation by: Jo Handelsman “Dr. Jo Handelsman is the Associate Director for … Continue reading →

Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Bad Forensic Science, Bite Marks, Bitemarks, criminal justice reform, CSI, Forensic Dentistry, junk forensic science | Tagged American Academy of Forensic Science, AMERICAN BOARD OF FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY, Bad forensic science, Forensic science, innocence project, junk forensic science, junk science, White House | 6 Comments

Bitemarks in child abuse case reveals how skin injury patterns vary dramatically on a single victim

Posted on July 21, 2015 by csidds

This amazing article documents how human bite marks on a single victim, arguably by one suspect, are extremely inconsistent in pattern, shape of tooth marks and other details. Here’s a few questions. Would you look at the bite marks before … Continue reading →

Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Bite Marks, Bitemarks, CSI | Tagged American Academy of Forensic Science, AMERICAN BOARD OF FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY, bite mark, bitemark evidence, CSI | 1 Comment

Justice Kozinski on Lying Police and more on forensic science and CJ “guesswork”

Posted on July 20, 2015 by csidds

EVIDENCE OF POLICE DISHONESTY LEADS TO OVERTURNED CONVICTIONS NATIONWIDE Here are some quotes from a justice of the US Ninth Circuit of Appeals. Justice Alex Kozinski talks about police misconduct and worse in the Debra Milke case. “The Ninth Circuit … Continue reading →

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At what price, freedom? The moral challenges in forensic testifying. Some win and some fail miserably.

Posted on July 14, 2015 by csidds

At what price, freedom?. An opinion article about expert witness integrity and examples of some total failures in the forensic science industry. From Dr. Mary Beth Hauptle, the most experienced forensic investigator dentist in the US. I am serious.

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Mini-police crime labs sprouting up all over thanks to the American Soc of Crime Labs

Posted on July 14, 2015 by csidds

Somebody needs to tell this Winston-Salem police chief how “speedy crime lab tests” (to avoid huge delays from the state lab) might not work out so well in some circumstances. The “speedy trial” reward for being “speedy” in that his … Continue reading →

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