Category Archives: Bad Forensic Science

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 →

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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 →

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‘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 →

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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 →

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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 “The medical examiner’s laboratory has since been replaced by the Division of Forensic Science under the Department of Safety and … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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Grass roots effort to improve justice in 3 Mississippi Counties : Voters and Exoneration Documentary

Posted on November 3, 2015 by csidds

Carrington Op-ed From Mississippi The Dispatch What the esteemed MS Law Professor and MS Innocence Project director Tucker Carrington (pictured above) does not say in his opinion piece urging voters to elect a new DA (long term Forrest Allgood is the incumbent and a … Continue reading →

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Forensic Science Announcement : ABFO Forensic Dentists now can identify alligators from their teeth

Posted on October 24, 2015 by csidds

Its common knowledge that most newspaper reporters usually have little to no scientific training, and this article is an example of how they create forensic science mythology in the public domain. Just like on TV. The question police had for the … Continue reading →

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Bitemarker now claims to be “technical” expert to avoid courtroom scrutiny.

Posted on October 14, 2015 by csidds

The ABFO bitemark mouthpiece of legal wisdom lays a new egg within this WaPo article continuing news about the 26th exoneration from junk dental testimony. He espouses a strange brew of bitemark admissibility that leaves judges out of the role … Continue reading →

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