Latest News on Forensic Science and Criminal Law
-
Join 223 other subscribers
Category Archives: criminal justice
Forensics: From the New York Legal Aid Society’s DNA UNIT – The latest and the best news
Connect with them @LegalAidNYC A New York Trial Court precludes LCN and FST evidence after extensive Frye Hearing litigated by the Legal Aid Society’s DNA Unit (New York Law Journal)Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Mark Dwyer issued a written decision precluding … Continue reading
Latest on #SandraBland investigation | From @MarshallProj
What happened inside Cell 95? A Texas official says police are investigating the death of Sandra Bland as a murder, but videotape from the jail shows no one entering her cell during the critical moments before she was found hanged. … Continue reading
Justice Kozinski on Lying Police and more on forensic science and CJ “guesswork”
EVIDENCE OF POLICE DISHONESTY LEADS TO OVERTURNED CONVICTIONS NATIONWIDE Here are some quotes from a justice of the US Ninth Circuit of Appeals. Justice Alex Kozinski talks about police misconduct and worse in the Debra Milke case. “The Ninth Circuit … Continue reading
Federal court opens door for “new” DNA tests
Forensic science advances get another boost. This quashes DAs disingenuous arguments that appeal litigation for additional DNA testing is bound by a time “statute of limitations.” The rub are states’ laws that require a standard of proof of innocence that … Continue reading
Bizzaro lawsuit claims ex crime lab tech driven to suicide.
I had no idea 1980s crime labbers used their own semen as referenced control samples. This one’s ended up found in a cold case murder investigation. http://www.cbs8.com/story/29569783/widow-of-ex-sdpd-crime-lab-employee-files-wrongful-death-lawsuit
Posted in criminal justice, CSI
1 Comment
Philippine Forensics: Dust-up over 1995 manner of death of a US Naval Officer
The officer’s family disputes suicide findings of multiple US and Phil criminal investigators. They brought in a “US forensic expert” who has an interesting pedigree. I wonder how much he charged the family for services? Full article A massive PR piece … Continue reading
The rise of the Innocence Project was based on DNA and a fractured system of forensic science
I have been perusing threads in the press concerning dialogue of forensic practitioners about the gaps and misapplications of their forensics in the US criminal justice system. There aren’t many. For the most part, there are a vocal few within the forensic communities … Continue reading
Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Bitemarks, criminal justice, criminal justice reform, Forensic Science Bias, forensic science misconduct, forensic science reform
Tagged American Academy of Forensic Science, Bad forensic science, Bitemarks, Criminal Justice, CSI, Forensic science, Miscarriage of justice, National Commission on Forensic Science, wrongful convictions
1 Comment
FORENSICS: What is a “partial DNA match?” Or, what ARE we talking about here?
This blog follows the event of the Albuquerque police using a “partial DNA match” sufficient to hold a man in jail for 17 months. The news release from New Mexico is vague about what the police are changing in their … Continue reading
ABQ PD uses a “partial DNA match” to put the wrong man in jail for 14 months
And here is how they got the wrong guy. “After settling a lawsuit, the police department changed its procedure. Officers must now explain how strong the DNA match is for any potential suspect before a judge agrees to issue a … Continue reading
FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends 