Latest News on Forensic Science and Criminal Law
-
Join 228 other subscribers
Category Archives: costs of wrongful convictions
Forensics: Police profiling methos debunked by DNA.
Another example of junk Cop forensics and assumptions concerning criminal behavior. https://www.jezebel.com/how-rape-kits-debunked-junk-science-like-behavioral-profiling
Forensics: Prosecutors give excuses and denials for wrongful convictions.
Forensics: False conviction lawsuits creates a blame game between cops and prosecutors. Typical. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/allan-woodhouse-brian-anderson-lawsuit-defence-1.7433555
Forensics: Welcome to the world of justice delayed and wrongful convictions. Forensic science failures persist as labs fail to adopt standards
Forensic science has deadly stakes, but half of the largest labs in the U.S. haven’t adopted federal standards, including for DNA tests and guns. — Read on http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/11/18/forensic-science-crime-lab-police-dna-test/75823347007/
Forensics: Do judges and lawyers really care about junk forensics? It leads to false convictions and executions.Texas Supreme Court weighing Robert Roberson case.
Justices are considering whether Roberson must testify before a Texas House committee before the state can carry out his execution. — Read on http://www.wfaa.com/article/news/state/texas-news/how-disagreements-about-texas-death-row-inmates-guilt-became-legal-battle-between-branches-government/287-1b2db227-0453-407f-9b6c-14cc37274f3e
Forensics: Are police actual ‘drug experts’ ? It’s junk science.’ Michigan court case sets precedent for so-called drug ‘experts’
‘It’s junk science.’ Michigan court case sets precedent for so-called drug ‘experts’ – mlive.com — Read on http://www.mlive.com/news/2024/10/its-junk-science-michigan-court-case-sets-precedent-for-so-called-drug-experts.html
Forensics: Incompetent hair analysis led to 8 executions and hundreds of convictions. Virginia Crime Commission recommends deeper review of Mary Jane Burton’s work | VPM
A panel of experts could determine if “pattern of misconduct” occurred. — Read on http://www.vpm.org/news/2024-10-24/mary-jane-burton-admissible-scott-surovell-virginia-dna-testing
Forensics: TX governore Abbott pissed off at junk science commission “interfering” with justice. Death row inmate does not testify before Texas lawmakers despite a subpoena
Robert Roberson was scheduled to be executed last Thursday for the 2002 killing of his 2-year-old daughter Nikki Curtis – who allegedly died from shaken baby syndrome. — Read on http://www.wcvb.com/article/texas-lawmakers-testimony-death-row-inmate-robert-roberson-subpoena/62674022
Forensics: Texas’ junk science law is getting another look over Robert Roberson’s case – ABC News
Since its inception in 2013, 74 appeals citing “junk science” have been denied. 1/3 were from death row. All have been denied. A man whose execution was halted will testify at a legislative hearing about a “junk science” law in … Continue reading
Forensics: ‘Shaken baby” myth condemned him. Texas junk science law reason for temporary stay in death row execution
Robert Roberson, the first person scheduled to be executed over “shaken baby syndrome” in the death of his daughter, won a stay of execution in Texas. — Read on http://www.newsnationnow.com/cuomo-show/texas-junk-science-law-reason-for-temporary-stay-of-execution/
Forensics: Texas. 61% Black. Austin law firm finds nearly $100M is spent on wrongful convictions since 2009.
A new study done by the Michael & Associates Law Firm in Austin found that since 2009, the state of Texas has spend nearly $100 million in lump sum payments to wrongly convicted exonerees. — Read on http://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-law-firm-finds-nearly-1m-is-spent-on-wrongful-convictions/
FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends 