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Forensics: Weak to fraudulent testimonies. Forensic Experts: Error, Bias, Incompetence and Criminality
One of the tasks of a good legal team is to analyse, question and contest forensic reports and evidence. — Read on http://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/forensic-experts-error-bias-incompetence-and-criminality/
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Junk Forensics: What If the Worst Crime Imaginable Never Happened? | The New Republic
Fabricated bitemark evidence sent him to death row. Another victim of the notorious Michael West. Jimmie Duncan is on death row in Louisiana based on fraudulent science—but that might not matter if the state’s governorship flips this fall. — Read … Continue reading
Forensics: “Cargo Cult”experts. We Need To Get Junk Science Out of Courtrooms
Forensic pseudoscience introduced into the courtroom has been used to convict and render death on people based on the thinnest of evidence. — Read on http://www.currentaffairs.org/2023/01/we-need-to-get-junk-science-out-of-courtrooms
Flawed Forensics: Feds weigh in on bite mark analysis as several cases get new look
Flawed Forensics: Feds weigh in on bite mark analysis as several cases get new look — Read on http://www.fox19.com/video/2022/12/12/flawed-forensics-feds-weigh-bite-mark-analysis-several-cases-get-new-look/
Forensics: Rock ‘n’ molar: Bite marks on Steinway grand piano likely to have been made by Thomas Edison, who used to ‘hear through his teeth’
American inventor was known to pick up good vibrations in his skull — Read on http://www.musicradar.com/news/thomas-edison-bite-marks-steinway-piano
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Forensics: The history of DAs supporting junk science. A look back in time.
csidds.com/2016/12/09/are-we-in-the-twilight-zone-bitemarks-can-now-prove-innocence/
Posted in AAFS, Bad Forensic Science, Bite Marks, Bitemarks, costs of wrongful convictions, Crime lab scandal, exoneration, forensic evidence exaggeration, forensic fraud, Forensic Science Bias, forensic science misconduct, forensic science reform protecting the innocent, junk forensic science, US Crime labs
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Forensics: Bitemarks take another hit in 2022. Why Is Bad Science Allowed in the Courtroom? | Psychology Today
A new report finds that a well-known forensic technique is unscientific. — Read on http://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-do-you-know/202210/why-is-bad-science-allowed-in-the-courtroom
Forensics: I Told You So. Forensic Bitemark Analysis Not Supported by Sufficient Data, NIST Draft Review Finds | NIST
NIST scientific foundation reviews address issues of accuracy, reliability and validity in forensic science. — Read on http://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/10/forensic-bitemark-analysis-not-supported-sufficient-data-nist-draft-review
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