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Forensics: Hiding material evidence. State Bar of Texas issues a public reprimand for former ADA. DNA later proved defendant innocent.
Former Assistant District Attorney Katie Nielsen has received a public reprimand from the State Bar of Texas for professional misconduct a case she was prosecuting. — Read on http://www.cbs19.tv/article/news/local/state-bar-of-texas-issues-public-reprimand-to-former-assistant-district-attorney/501-458a6b7e-f51b-487e-9f85-44907e3330a4
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Forensics: Genealogical DNA. He was evil’: Daughter of killer in 62-year-old cold case helps detectives solve it
‘He was evil’: Daughter of killer in 62-year-old cold case helps detectives solve it – KXLY — Read on http://www.kxly.com/the-daughter-of-killer-in-62-year-old-cold-case-speaks-to-spokane-police/
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Forensics: Montgomery v. Louisiana: America’s Racist History Means Even a Supreme Court Victory Does Not Guarantee Justice
The dark-side of racially motivated criminal justice in the US. This time it is against children. Henry Montgomery, 72, a black man who has been imprisoned for more than 55 years and was the victorious plaintiff in a Supreme Court … Continue reading
Forensics: Crime scene investigation. Jan. 6 rioters targeted Capitol’s unreinforced windows
Two windows and two doors used by Jan. 6 rioters were among only a few that weren’t reinforced during a Capitol security upgrade that started in 2017. — Read on http://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-10-04/jan-6-rioters-exploited-little-known-capitol-weak-spots-a-handful-of-unreinforced-windows
Forensics: Covid crimes. Man filmed helping patient leave hospital linked to Italian far-right party
This patient’s wife did not consent to him leaving. The man died 2 days later. Antonio Mureddu, with links to Italian far-right party Lega Nord, ID’d as man who filmed himself helping a visibly ill man leave LUH. — Read … Continue reading
Forensics: UK review of 9 years after the FSS shutdown. The Risks of Doing Forensics on the Cheap
The Risks of Doing Forensics on the Cheap | The Crime Report — Read on thecrimereport.org/2021/09/22/the-perils-of-doing-forensics-on-the-cheap/
Forensics: Brian Banks case repeat. Fredonia woman gets probation in fabricated rape case
WARREN, Pa. — A Fredonia, N.Y., woman received a probation sentence for fabricating a rape allegation in order to cover up an affair. Stephanie A. Kicak, 21 — Read on http://www.observertoday.com/news/local-region/2021/09/fredonia-woman-gets-probation-in-fabricated-rape-case/
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Forensics: After flubbing a massive loss of Dallas police evidence, city manager reveals new policies
How’s that for a chain of custody violation? City manager runs the police database? After electronic evidence went missing in the spring, Broadnax vows to inform people sooner and implements more protections for transferring data. — Read on http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/08/16/dallas-city-manager-tc-broadnax-admits-he-could-have-communicated-better-about-deleted-police-data/
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Forensics: Thousands of Baltimore crime scene fingerprints are never processed, as police supervisor says lab is always in ‘triage mode’
More police-controlled crime lab problems. Experts say backlogs are not uncommon in big cities, with police departments forced to prioritize due to a lack of funds. But a Baltimore Police Department crime lab supervisor says city police don’t acknowledge the … Continue reading
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Forensics: Drug test used to find drugs in prison inmate mail. Mass. defense attorneys say drug test falsely flags client mail | Reuters
The plantiffs attack includes claims that the Sirchie LLC product is absolutely junk. Similar complaint to police on-scene drug testing problems due to false positive reacts to commonly found substances. A group of defense attorneys and prison inmates filed a … Continue reading
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