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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?
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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
Forensics: ‘Shaken baby” myth condemned him. Texas junk science law reason for temporary stay in death row execution
Robert Roberson, the first person scheduled to be executed over “shaken baby syndrome” in the death of his daughter, won a stay of execution in Texas. — Read on http://www.newsnationnow.com/cuomo-show/texas-junk-science-law-reason-for-temporary-stay-of-execution/
Forensics: How forensic dentists ruin innocent lives
I have co-existed with these dentists for decades. Some are sincere and thoughtful. Others are raging egotists. None are trained as a “scientist .” The outrageous cases like McCrory’s (see the link below) over the last 2 decades have led … Continue reading
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Forensics: Getting rid of bitemark believers. Updated Evidence Rule Warns Judges Against Junk Science
Changes to a new federal rule of evidence will go into effect on Friday, reminding judges that they should be extra vigilant about not allowing “junk science” from expert witnesses to reach juries. — Read on news.bloomberglaw.com/employee-benefits/updated-evidence-rule-warns-judges-against-junk-science
Forensics: 44 exoneration cases involving bitemark opinions had a 77% error rate. The Impact of False or Misleading Forensic Evidence on Wrongful Convictions | National Institute of Justice
Wrongful conviction, or the conviction of a person for a crime that they did not commit, is one of the greatest travesties of the criminal justice system. As of 2023, The National Registry of Exonerations has recorded over 3,000 cases … Continue reading
Forensics: Unfair Ballistics examiners wrongly describe some results, Iowa State profs say
When ballistics experts say a match between 2 bullet casings is ‘inconclusive,’ it nearly always means a non-match, a result that could help defendants — Read on http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2023/11/27/forensic-ballistics-examiners-results-questioned-in-isu-research-iowa-state-evidence-crime-scene/71584697007/
Forensics: Anatomy of junk forensics baffling Juries that don’t understand forensic science who send innocent people to prison − a short training video could help
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary… — Read on http://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/juries-that-don-t-understand-forensic-science-can-18393874.php
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