Category Archives: Exoneration costs

Forensic Testimony: Once again, exoneration cases support unreliability of experts trial opinions

Posted on August 27, 2013 by csidds

Take some time (or more than one visit to get through the information) and follow this link (Forensic Testimony) to a greater understanding on why credibility for some forensic experts is waning or finally being extinguished. The chart posted above … Continue reading →

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More on Dallas DA Craig Watkins

Posted on August 25, 2013 by csidds

His Conviction Integrity Unit in action. Shown on the Discovery Channel. http://investigation.discovery.com/forensics/videos/dallas-dna.htm

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Another DA in denial over exonerating DNA from a bite mark

Posted on August 18, 2013 by csidds

This case could be the 25th person wrongfully convicted in the US by a bite mark opinion. http://www.nj.com/somerset/index.ssf/2013/08/convicted_murderer_turns_to_new_dna_evidence_to_prove_his_innocence_in_1994_killing.html#incart_river

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Costs of wrongful convictions

Posted on August 12, 2013 by csidds

The financial connection between wrongful convictions and the costs to taxpayers is a fairly new topic for media discussion. It is rather localized (a $10 million civil award 2013 case from Chicago) in information as nationwide statistics do not appear … Continue reading →

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