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Cairo Egypt : Forensic Medicine under political attack ; poor quality science journals ; Ballistics gone bad
This following article has implications in regards to forensic publications. The few existing journals on “forensics” have little to no readership and inconsistent peer oversight.. “The scientific community is facing a ‘pollution problem’ in academic publishing, one that poses a … Continue reading
Cops try to minimize crime lab’s 5 year failure to supervise
Nothing looks more silly than a cop telling the public five years of his crime lab’s malfeasance is nothing to worry about. A jury seems not to care either. http://m.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/doubts-about-failed-dna-technician-surfaced-in-2010/Content?oid=2925589
Gideon’s Trumpet Revisited
More MS Supreme Court. MS county judge taken to school for throwing indigent client’s public defender out of his court for undisclosed “misconduct.” http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2015/04/02/court-orders-judge-jeff-weill-provide-info/70850474
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MS Supreme Court allows court hearing on a forensic maverick
A hearing on MS quasi forensic path guy Steven Hayne will enlighten us on how a small town judge handles the new science skepticism of SBS. Plus the creds of Steven Hayne. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2015/04/03/mississippi-supreme-court-rules-for-death-row-inmate-jeffrey-havard
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Decrepit US system of homicide investigating is revealed
An amazing study of US unsolved homicide analysis that breaks through to the truth of how antiquated CJ attitudes hinder real crime fighting. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/04/02/why-are-american-cops-so-bad-at-catching-killers
Forensics: Wisc payout of $6.5M on wrongful conviction considered a ‘bargain” by its defense lawyer.
Wyoming crime lab tech cooks his own credentials San Francisco law enforcement reeling over multiple scandals Forensic science only offers probabilities, not guarantees that justice will be served How a defense pathology expert can get smeared in court by getting … Continue reading
BACK to Supreme Court to test new law on forensic ‘science’
A remarkably sad, infuriating and frustrating ordeal one man in California prison has experienced for 22 years is winding up in intensity. William Richards’ 1997 murder conviction in San Bernardino had been overturned by a habeas corpus hearing in 2010, … Continue reading
Taking a Look at what a DA’s ‘Conviction Integrity Unit’ can do right
“Late last month, the National Registry of Exonerations reported that the United States had 125 exonerations in 2014, a record high. One of the report’s findings was that 67 of those exonerations – or 54 percent – “were obtained at … Continue reading
Story of a prosecutor’s remorse
The passage of time doesn’t remove the importance of learning from exoneration litigation success. It should intensify how important it is. http://www.shreveporttimes.com/longform/opinion/readers/2015/03/20/lead-prosecutor-offers-apology-in-the-case-of-exonerated-death-row-inmate-glenn-ford/25049063
Investigation of forensic science misconduct and deception
Must read. Includes comments from UK expert Professor Iain Pretty. Im still waiting for a response from the US forensic dental group. I think they are in hiding. Thats too bad because they may miss out on some uncoming judicial … Continue reading
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