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Today’s New York Times exclusive on the failure of bitemark identification resurging in a MS death penalty case. “Startling gap between “CSI” and certain forensic science.” PBS Nova program. KY: Prosecutor’s office focus of criticism from defendant. ADA lied to judge … Continue reading
Doubtful testing in Miama crime lab, lying jail house snitch in Willingham execution, tricky DAs and a really stupid burglar
Its not CSI Miami. Broward Crime Lab Scandal Could Taint Many Cases – http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/2014-08-07/news/broward-crime-lab-scandal-could-taint-many-cases/ … The FBI crime lab managers might learn from this case. FBI having its own forensic probs and goes after Mingo, WVA with a vengeance in “FBI – … Continue reading
Press Release | Forensic Science Misconduct: A Dark and Cautionary Tale | @csidds
Don’t expect a “whodunnit” version of CSI victories in this Op-ed blog article about a darker side of the forensic sciences. It is from an author with ample forensic credentials and experience from both within and outside criminal courts of … Continue reading
Forensic Science Misconduct: A Dark Cautionary Tale @csidds
Let’s start with a quick review of a few cases related to the subject of forensic science failure and accompanying misconduct (Section 1). This involves law enforcement officers, CSIs, prosecutors and prosecutorial experts in the multiple criminal justice systems: All … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Forensic Science, criminal justice, CSI, exoneration, Exoneration costs, expert testimony, Forensic Science, junk forensic science, National FOrensic Science Commission, wrongful convictions
Tagged American Academy of Forensic Science, AMERICAN BOARD OF FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY, Forensic science, forensic science misconduct, Radley Balko, wrongful convictions
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Forensics in Focus @ CSIDDS| March 6 | We’ve busted through 4,000 visits and views !!
March 6, 2014. To date we have received over 4,000 views in the 8 months since being first published. Thanks to all of you for following!! There are also, 900+ tweets from @csidds that form a daily adjunct to this … Continue reading
Posted in criminal justice, CSI, exoneration, Exoneration costs, expert testimony, Forensic Science, junk forensic science, police crime labs, prosecutorial misconduct
Tagged costs of wrongful convictions, Forensic science, forensics in focus, forensics news, prosecutorial misconduct, Radley Balko
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Another DA ignores DNA exclusion results from a bitemark
News Release: Go to next link to read a DAs ridiculous statement saying the DNA from a bitemark injury (vacating a wrong conviction) should NOT be used to “impune the reliability of” an ABFO bitemark expert and his “methods” who … Continue reading
Posted in Bite Marks, Bitemarks, criminal justice, CSI
Tagged Bitemarks, Criminal Justice, CSI, DNA, junk science, wrongful convictions
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Bitemark Forensic Science: who is at fault for 25 cases of bad results?
The backbiting (pun intended) response by the ABFO (a forensic bite mark board recognized by the AAFS) leadership against its own membership (N=108) involved in the 24 cases of erroneous convictions and incarcerations leads everyone to wonder “who are they?” … Continue reading
FORENSIC TESTIMONY | Bitemark reliability testing: See the real cases |FORENSIC EVIDENCE
A previous blog from CSI DDS stated that poor bite mark reliability (how often experts agree) is proof of the suspect nature of the outdated methods stubbornly maintained by leaders of the ABFO. Their opposition to review of its membership’s … Continue reading
FORENSIC TESTIMONY: The “bad apple” history of bitemark cases: FORENSIC SCIENCE
Who are the “bad apples” bite mark experts consider to be the cause of the bad press about their results in court? The answer may surprise you. Pattern matching in forensic science is a major component in criminal investigations. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
US Exonerations: State by state with interactive data: Are there Forensic Science “Bad Apples?”
The NY Innocence Project has a virtual tour of exoneration data that quickly establishes the fact that wrongful convictions are NOT just a series of “bad apples” in an otherwise reliable (depending on your interpretation of “justice”) system. The bitemark … Continue reading
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