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Junk Forensic Science Shows Up at the 2015 American Academy of Forensic Sciences Meeting – Again
Forensic science fails in specific controversial areas of wherein “classic” investigation methods, never brought forth by the scientific method, are still posing as “business as usual.”. Think of the “matches” you hear about on TV. Ignore DNA and Toxicology. This is … Continue reading
New strategy in exoneration litigation: The Nullification of Innocence
Nothing is ever over in exoneration litigation, be it from exonerees’ difficulties in re-entering society, or when some DAs and police, with help from their lawyers, continue to chase after the men and women who have wrongfully endured imprisonment from … Continue reading
Illinois police dept and experts’ defense theory attempts to thwart legally innocent man’s compensation suit.
Let nothing surprise you when lawyers are involved in opposing litigation involving wrongful conviction disputes. There is a civil case in Illinois, that has an exonerated man, Bennie Starks, suing the Waukegan police department and their 2 member panel of … Continue reading
More on the CSI myth in forensic science
The case described in the first link is Gerard Richardson, not Henderson. I have written past articles on his conviction aided via a small cadre of bitemark experts. The second link is today’s op-ed from the Huff Post about similar … Continue reading
Junk Science takes a hit from the Mississippi Supreme Court : Plus real and fake forensic research
Junk Science takes a hit from MS?? Incredible. Finally. There has been a very long forensic credibility battle in that state with its ex-non-certified pathologist at the epi-center. This battle includes bitemark convictions from his colleague Michael West. Mississippi Supreme … Continue reading
Vigil for the CA 11: Factually Innocent, Families ask for clemency
I attended this candle lit vigil with families of 11 prisoners in Cailfornia prisons. These cases show how false forensic science, inept lawyers and the legal system’s inadequate response to new science needs to be reviewed by Governor @JerryBrown. These … Continue reading
#Forensics and #Crim #Law : Self deluded US Federal courts and Prosecutors still ignore #Junk #Science
There is no better judicial micro-climate than Mississippi to study the self-contradictory and illegitimate misuse of unvalidated forensic opinions in the US. This story describes dubious forensic sciences experts and their untestable methods continuing to be used in courts. No … Continue reading
Forensics Case of the “Time Traveling Medical Examiner” plus the “Forensic Avoidance Syndrome”
I will lead off with the “peripatetic in time” Mississippi non-forensic pathologist Steven Hayne’s continuing mis-steps in finding ways to express himself in an academic manner. Which nevertheless, always seems to lead to a conviction for murder. A new friend … Continue reading
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FORENSICS: Time to Look Back 5 years. Scientific Status and NRC (NAS) Comments in “Identification from Bitemarks”
Nothing can more chilling than what is going on in forensics over the last 5 years. Certain national forensic organizations have and are still being investigated by US federal, Congressional or executive agencies or committees. Certain forensic disciplines are … Continue reading
Forensic Experts, outed by DNA as being unreliable in the 2009 NAS Report, ignore their failed cases.
Dr. Michael West was once known as a world-renowned forensic odontologist. His robust resume overflowed with case credentials from the FBI and Scotland Yard. Police and prosecutors from across this nation purchased his expert witness services, earning him accolades in … Continue reading
