Category Archives: Bad Forensic Science

Major US science orgs oppose Sessions cancelling of forensic science commission

Posted on June 10, 2017 by csidds

The AAAS, ACS and two other groups associated with main-stream science put in their two cents about desiring “independent and transparent” review and monitoring of police forensic research and methods. This will largely prove futile. It is obvious that the … Continue reading →

AAFS president DesPortes sounds off abt junk science in forensic labs

Posted on June 6, 2017 by csidds

She is making clear for Science Friday that self validation of methods by police crime labs leads justice into the swamp. Science Friday May 20, 2017

Posted in Bad Forensic Science, criminal justice reform, forensic science reform protecting the innocent, wrongful convictions | Leave a comment

Obama Left Forensic Science Reform At the Altar

Posted on January 5, 2017 by csidds

That’s according to Radley Balko at the Washington Post. He sums up the missed opportunity for the outgoing US president to push his Attorney General Lynch and the FBI’s Comey to open a proper dialogue after the PCAST report from … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad Forensic Science, Crime lab scandal, criminal justice reform, forensic misconuct, Forensic Science Bias, forensic science misconduct | Tagged forensic science reform protecting the innocent, junk forensic experts, junk science in criminal courts | Leave a comment

Here’s a criminal lawyer’s worst nightmare: Hiring a forensic expert with a faked resume.

Posted on September 28, 2016 by csidds

Interesting story for a few reasons: The opposing expert was a cop and thought this defense expert’s CV looked suspicious. This in itself isn’t unusual. Fact-checking an expert is a rather basic act by both sides in court cases. I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in AAFS, Bad Forensic Science, criminal justice, expert testimony | Tagged AAFS, ABFO, ADA, ASFO, bias, bite mark, bite marks, bitemark, bitemark analysis, bitemark evidence, bitemark testimony, Bitemarks, board certified dentist, comparison confirmation bias, David Sheets, DNA, Dr. Greg Golden, Dr. L.T. Johnson, Dr. Michael Bowers, Dr. Michael West, Dr. Robert Barsley, Dr. roger Metcalf, Elsevier, exoneration, expert opinion, forensic, Forensic Dental Evidence, forensic dentist, forensic dentistry, forensic odontologist, Forensic Odontology, Forensic science, homicide case, Humberto Leal, Innocence partners, innocence project, Innocent, Investigator's Handbook, JADA, junk forensic experts, Kennedy Brewer, Kunco, Leal, Leigh Stubbs, Levon Brooks, Mary Bush, Michael bowers, Michael West, Mississippi Innocence, NAS National Academy of Science, National Forensic Science Foundation, observer effects, Odontology, Peter Bush, Ray Krone, Ray Miller, reliability research, Saliva, screening film, starks, Stinson, surveillance video, toolmark, University of Buffalo, UV photography, validity, West, Wisconsin, wrongful conviction, wrongful convictions, wrongfully convicted | Leave a comment

How “professional” scientific journals become shills for the bottom dollar

Posted on September 20, 2016 by csidds

All unSound Science Deserves to Be Pun[Publ]ished PLOS ONE gives researchers a faster path to publishing in a high-quality peer-reviewed journal. All work that reaches rigorous technical and ethical standards is published and freely and immediately available to everyone. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad Forensic Science, forensic science misconduct | Tagged American Academy of Forensic Science, Bad forensic science, falsified evidence | Leave a comment

‘Vindictive Prosecution’ hangs over DA reluctant to not recharge Bill Richards

Posted on June 29, 2016 by csidds

Today’s article from Jordan Smith at The Intercept provides history and new developments to Bill Richards’ 23 year journey from a murder conviction to freedom despite District Attorney Mike Ramos unerringly “stupid” threats of re-investigating Richards for the murder of … Continue reading →

Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Bad Forensic Science, Bitemarks, exoneration, forensic science reform | Tagged Bad forensic science, forensic examiner error, junk science, william richards, wrongful convictions | Leave a comment

Advancing forensic science by the California Supreme Court took 7 years

Posted on June 6, 2016 by csidds

A “unique bitemark” proved Bill Richards’ guilt 2016 Seven years after being exonerated and 23 years in prison, Bill Richards, due to the CA SC’s most recent opinion, now waits in jail. The DA of San Bernardino County has 60 days … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad Forensic Science, Forensic Dentistry, Innocence March, William Richards Exoneration Case | Tagged ABFO, AMERICAN BOARD OF FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY, justicial nullification of innocence, william richards, wrongful conviction | 2 Comments

Mess up, stolen drugs, perjury, in Medical Examiner crime lab leads to lawsuit

Posted on February 16, 2016 by csidds

This Delaware case should show that wrongful convictions and junk forensic science are not a figment of the media’s imagination. “The medical examiner’s laboratory has since been replaced by the Division of Forensic Science under the Department of Safety and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad Forensic Science, exoneration, Exoneration costs, forensic fraud, forensic science misconduct | Tagged American Academy of Forensic Science, Bad forensic science, Criminal Justice, falsified evidence, wrongful convictions | Leave a comment

Bickering Bitemark Analysts need to read this: Chemists’ guidelines and expectations on science

Posted on December 18, 2015 by csidds

The American Chemical Society has taken a very proactive position in reinforcing scientific standards through its involvement in forensic reform and progress. A notable aspect of this group is its university and industrial component membership base that conforms to legitimate … Continue reading →

Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Bad Forensic Science, Bitemarks, Forensic Science Bias, Forensic science misconduct | Tagged ACS, American Academy of Forensic Science, AMERICAN BOARD OF FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY, American Chemical Society, forensic testimony, innocence project, junk forensic science | 2 Comments

TruTV takes on Forensic Science Myths that courts have accepted for decades

Posted on November 12, 2015 by csidds

The first part of the segment has “Adam [guy on the left] Ruins Everything” electrifying a lie detector examiner. Airing on October 15 2015, the full episode flays the “olde school” forensic techniques still living large in the “CSI” universe. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad Forensic Science, Crime lab scandal | Tagged American Academy of Forensic Science, bite marks, Bitemarks, crime labs, Criminal Justice, forensic examiner error, junk science | Leave a comment