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Forensics: Denver police crime lab triples number of cases under review in CBI scandal – Colorado Politics
Denver police crime lab triples number of cases under review in CBI scandal – Colorado Politics — Read on http://www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/08/22/denver-police-crime-lab-triples-number-of-cases-under-review-in-cbi-scandal/
Forensics: Despite ongoing proceedings, October execution date set for Texas man in ‘shaken baby’ case
A Texas judge on Wednesday set a new execution date for an autistic man convicted in a problematic “shaken baby” case. — Read on http://www.tiogapublishing.com/news/nation/october-execution-date-set-for-texas-man-in-shaken-baby-case/article_d3b87abb-755f-5f7b-b697-14beca47c7c9.html
Forensics: From The Intercept’s investigator journalists Jordan Smith and Liliana Segura. Emails Show Oklahoma AG Agreed to Release Richard Glossip
In an explosive new court filing, Glossip’s attorneys accuse Gentner Drummond of reneging on a plan negotiated in 2023. — Read on theintercept.com/2025/07/16/glossip-drummond-oklahoma-death-row/
Federal Court Excoriates Prosecutors in Grant of Relief to Former Virginia Death-Sentenced Prisoner Who Has Always Maintained His Innocence | Death Penalty Information Center
On July 7, 2025, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of former Virginia death-sentenced prisoner Justin Wolfe, vacating a lower… — Read on deathpenaltyinfo.org/federal-court-excoriates-prosecutors-in-grant-of-relief-to-former-virginia-death-sentenced-prisoner-who-has-always-maintained-his-innocence
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John Grisham: Why is Jimmie “Chris” Duncan on LA death row
I helped develop the case against the faked bitemark evidence evidence used to convict Duncan. Jimmie Duncan was convicted in Louisiana almost solely on the wholly fabricated theories of two notorious forensic experts — pathologist Steven Hayne and odontologist Michael … Continue reading
Forensics: appeals court finds gun forensic method is not ‘scientifically valid’
Subjectivity in bullet casing matching method is not based on scientific proof. Bitemark opinions are no better. An Oregon appeals court found that the AFTE gun forensics method in cases involving shootings is not “scientifically valid” and could change how … Continue reading
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