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Forensics: Online CLE & MCLE | A Failure of Forensics
A Failure of Forensics. A CLE and MCLE accredited interview with Professor Brandon Garrett and Dr. Peter Stout — Read on http://www.talksonlaw.com/talks/a-failure-in-forensics
Forensixs: Alan Braid, Texas abortion doctor, sued by a felon in Arkansas over ban
Alan Braid admitted to performing an abortion that is illegal under new Texas law. — Read on http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/texas-abortion-doctor-sued/2021/09/20/f5ab5c56-1a1c-11ec-bcb8-0cb135811007_story.html
Posted in AAFS, criminal justice, criminal justice reform
Tagged Texas abortion vigilante
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Forensics: Moral turpitude violations. Waving Assault Rifles At People Isn’t Good For Your Law License – Above the Law
Waving Assault Rifles At People Isn’t Good For Your Law License – Above the Law — Read on abovethelaw.com/2021/09/waving-assault-rifles-at-people-isnt-good-for-your-law-license/amp/
Forensics: Speculation abounds. How Did Van-Life Blogger Gabby Petito Die? The Cause May Not Be So Easy to Determine
She was last heard from in late August, weeks before human remains were found in the wild. — Read on http://www.thedailybeast.com/how-did-van-life-blogger-gabby-petito-die-the-cause-may-not-be-so-easy-to-determine
Forensics: Ex-prosecutor indicted for misconduct in Ahmaud Arbery death – ABC News
A former Georgia prosecutor has been indicted on misconduct charges related to the killing of Ahmaud Arbery — Read on abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/prosecutor-indicted-misconduct-ahmaud-arbery-death-79797816
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Forensics: After refusing a plea offer, Charges dropped: Georgia man cleared by DNA after decades in prison
30 years lost. Credit to his legal team including @innocence and the Weil firm. Georgia prosecutors have decided they will not retry Ron Jacobsen for raping a woman in Newton County, four years after DNA tests strongly indicated h — … Continue reading
Forensics: Not good. Accuracy and reproducibility of conclusions by forensic bloodstain pattern analysts – ScienceDirect
Accuracy and reproducibility of conclusions by forensic bloodstain pattern analysts – ScienceDirect — Read on http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0379073821001766
Forensics: 2 out of 50 states. Illinois to permanently establish Forensic Science Commission
The official legislative site of the Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus — Read on illinoissenatedemocrats.com/caucus-news/45-senator-patricia-van-pelt-news/2977-illinois-to-permanently-establish-forensic-science-commission
Forensics: @The_AAFS needs to act on the continued promotion and use of bitemarks for any purpose. The Junk Science the Justice System Depends on Is a Joke
From bullet prints to hair strands to bite marks to fire analysis, an awful lot of the forensic science simply doesn’t hold up, even as courts keep allowing for it. — Read on http://www.thedailybeast.com/the-junk-science-the-justice-system-depends-on-is-a-joke
Forensics: OMG. Here’s what to know about the recently revealed deletion of Dallas police evidence files
Last week brought a barrage of troubling news for Dallas City Hall, starting Wednesday when District Attorney John Creuzot notified defense lawyers that… — Read on http://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2021/08/15/heres-what-to-know-about-the-recently-revealed-deletion-of-dallas-police-evidence-files/
Posted in AAFS, Crime lab scandal, criminal justice, US Crime labs
Tagged Police evidence files deleted
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