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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
Forensics: Junk toolmark “ID.”Interview: Innocence Project attorney representing the Grand Junction pipe bombing case talks junk science and wrongful convictions
Chris Fabricant is among the attorneys representing James Genrich, a man who was convicted in a series of pipe bombings in the 1990s. — Read on http://www.cpr.org/2023/09/11/innocence-project-grand-junction-pipe-bombing-case-wrongful-convictions/
Forensics: Read your own declaration before going to court. FBI investigates key witness for Bryan Kohberger’s defense
Rather than cross-examine an expert witness for the defense of Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger, Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson flagged the FBI to investigate her following some contradictory testimony. — Read on http://www.fox13seattle.com/news/fbi-investigates-key-witness-for-bryan-kohbergers-defense
Forensics: Henry Lee denies fabricating evidence in New Milford murder case
Connecticut forensic scientist Henry Lee denies he fabricated evidence in a 1985 New Milford murder case that sent two men to prison for decades. — Read on http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/henry-lee-shawn-henning-ralph-birch-evidence-18257395.php
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Forensics: Hard data supports this. The #AAFS ignores it. Bitemark evidence can send wrong person to prison, death row, UB professor says – University at Buffalo
Mary Bush can speak to the media on the validity of bite mark analysis as evidence in criminal investigations, and on methods to identify victims using dental records and DNA evidence. — Read on http://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2023/07/bitemark-evidence-mary-bush.html
Forensics: “Gloves off” Johnson & Johnson sues researchers who linked talc to cancer claiming junk opinions.
Johnson & Johnson has sued four doctors who published studies citing links between talc-based personal care products and cancer, escalating an attack on scientific studies that the company alleges are inaccurate. — Read on http://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/johnson-johnson-sues-researchers-who-linked-talc-cancer-2023-07-13/
Forensics: Inconclusive opinions all over the map. Validity of forensic cartridge-case comparisons | PNAS
This article presents key findings from a research project that evaluated the validity and probative value of cartridge-case comparisons under fiel… — Read on http://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2210428120
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Misapplication of Forensic Science – Innocence Project
Misapplied forensic science contributed to over half of our wrongful conviction cases and nearly a quarter of all wrongful conviction cases since 1989. — Read on innocenceproject.org/misapplication-of-forensic-science/
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