Category Archives: expert testimony

Forensics: Medical examiner backtracks on shaken baby autopsy that sent Russell Maze to prison for life

Dr. Bruce Levy’s finding that shaken baby syndrome killed Russell Maze’s son, Alex, was critical in the Tennessee man’s murder conviction. Levy now says Maze is innocent. — Read on http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dr-bruce-levy-backtrack-shaken-baby-syndrome-russell-maze-prison-rcna248219

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Forensics: Attacking trial exhibits and expert opinions on cause of death. New Court Filing Alleges Prosecutorial Misconduct in Derek Chauvin Trial

New court filing alleges prosecutorial misconduct in the Derek Chauvin trial, claiming evidence manipulation and unfair testimony — Read on inews.zoombangla.com/new-court-filing-alleges-prosecutorial-misconduct-in-derek-chauvin-trial/

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Jimmie “Chris” Duncan is Released After 27 Years on Louisiana’s Death Row  – Innocence Project

Mr. Duncan was wrongfully convicted of a crime that never occurred based on now discredited bite mark and forensic pathology testimony from notorious “experts” Michael West and Steven Hayne. — Read on innocenceproject.org/news/jimmie-chris-duncan-is-released-after-27-years-on-louisianas-death-row/

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Forensics: The Wild West of digital forensics expertise challenges. Who is in charge?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2025/04/27/digital-forensics-why-licensing-would-make-expertise-worse/

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Forensics: DAs play the blame game regarding their misconduct case reviews. Do not want independent oversight.

https://nysfocus.com/2025/04/14/wrongful-conviction-integrity-unit-new-york-prosecutorial-misconduct

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Forensics: Better fact check your resume. No specifics given. Very bad PR. Digital expertise is a very broad subject.

https://www.fox9.com/news/hennepin-county-attorneys-office-raises-questions-expert-trial-witness

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🧪Forensics: Typical dispute on “who is an expert?” Ex cop opposing a trained ER doc. Will judge allow second ‘dog bite’ expert to testify in the Read case?

Bwww.patriotledger.com/story/news/courts/2025/02/13/karen-read-trial-dog-bite-expert-testimony/78528773007/

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Forensics: When your fame and fortune as “The Godfather” of everything forensic takes a deep dive.

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Forensics: Comic books. Somewhat funny tactic to teach juries about science. Those of us who testify as experts talk too fast, use fancy tech words, and archaic language.

🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2025/02/11/comics-help-jurors-understand-forensic-testimony-new-study-finds/

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Forensics: Legal bullet expert doubts state’s bullet evidence against Richard Allen. Tech did not record negative results and did not test multiple weapons taken from double murder crime scene.

CARROLL COUNTY, Ind. — The only piece of hard evidence presented before jurors in the Richard Allen double murder trial in Delphi that supposedly directly ties the defendant to the killings of Abby Williams and Libby German in 2017 is … Continue reading

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