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Forensics: Beware of forensic experts expressing certainty
Opinion piece about reigning-in exaggerated and one-sided expert testimony. Offers a free online tutorial via Coursera. Its organized by Christophe Champod and the UNIL forensics faculty. “Challenging Forensic Science: How science should speak to court.” I just signed up. Expert … Continue reading
Forensics: Texas Prosecutor Resigns After Misconduct in Clinton Young Death Case
A judge called his actions in the Clinton Young case “shocking prosecutorial misconduct that destroyed any semblance of a fair trial.” — Read on http://www.texasobserver.org/in-a-rare-show-of-accountability-a-texas-attorney-has-surrendered-his-license/
Forensics: AAFS 2012 meeting abstract on the failure of bitemark analysis
This one got me no love from the ABFO bitemarkers.
Forensics: DC lawmaker calls for new leader at embattled District crime lab
They should rehire Max Houck. Hes the previous director the DC mayor and the current director ran out of town in 2015 A D.C. lawmaker is calling for new leadership at the District’s embattled Department of Forensic Sciences, which had … Continue reading
Forensics: No qualified immunity in this case. Former Louisville detective who helped wrongfully convict 2 men will spend year in prison
A former Louisville police detective will spend a year in prison for his role in the wrongful convictions and imprisonment of two men. — Read on http://www.wlky.com/article/former-louisville-detective-who-helped-wrongfully-convict-2-men-will-spend-year-in-prison/36395027
Forensics: Staggering number of cases affected. The Massachusetts crime lab scandal is just the beginning.
In Massachusetts, it will take years to unravel the scope of such systemic errors. — Read on slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/05/massachusetts-crime-lab-houston-forensic-science.html
Forensics: Fake police field testing. Bogus cocaine charge led to exoneration and now, a lawsuit against Buffalo
In a Buffalo News article in September, Morgan Eaton called his arrest in March 2020 a case study in driving while Black. — Read on buffalonews.com/content/tncms/live/
Forensics: Philadelphia’s exonerations call decades of police homicide investigations into question
Ex-DA says this never happens. Current DA says otherwise. Witnesses and suspects say detectives threatened, assaulted, and coerced them to get statements. Detectives say those are lies by fearful witnesses who need an excuse to recant. — Read on http://www.inquirer.com/crime/a/philadelphia-murder-exonerations-wrongful-convictions-20210507.html
Forensics: Cops were the only wits. No gun or ballistics. Cleveland men jailed 15 years granted release on bond
Michael Sutton and Kenny Phillips were found guilty in 2006 of trying to kill a Cleveland police officer, but their convictions have since been overturned. — Read on http://www.wkyc.com/mobile/article/news/local/whats-next/2-cleveland-men-imprisoned-15-years-overturned-convictions/95-ddeea61c-0988-46a5-bef2-0e2ad3e2f0eb
Forensics: Discussion: How to Avoid Mistakes and Bias. When Forensic Evidence Convicts the Innocent
When Forensic Evidence Convicts the Innocent | The Crime Report — Read on thecrimereport.org/2021/05/03/when-forensic-evidence-convicts-the-innocent/
