Latest News on Forensic Science and Criminal Law
-
Join 222 other subscribers
Category Archives: Forensic Dentistry
Forensics non-science: The danger of relying on a single piece of evidence – great overview on expert exaggeration in police crime labs.
From Africa. An excellent look. The author mentions bitemarks and a list of other misleading forensic opinions. Courts have problems with weak standards and poor understanding of robust scientific methods. Mentions the 2009 NAS Report which some crime labbers and … Continue reading
Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Bad Forensic Science, Bite Marks, Bitemarks, costs of wrongful convictions, criminal justice reform, CSI, DNA profiling, forensic evidence exaggeration, Forensic Science, Forensic Science Bias, forensic science misconduct, Medical errors, wrongful convictions
Tagged misleading forensic science testimony
Leave a comment
Forensics: Another botched bitemark case. FL State Attorney’s Office identifies man wrongfully convicted of murder after 37 years. Office seeks prompt release of Robert DuBoise after newly discovered DNA proves his innocence
From Aug 2020. State Attorney’s Office identifies man wrongfully convicted of murder after 37 years. Office seeks prompt release of Robert DuBoise after newly discovered DNA proves his innocence – Office Of The State Attorney 13th Judicial Circuit Of Florida … Continue reading
Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Bad Forensic Science, Bite Marks, Bitemarks, costs of wrongful convictions, DNA profiling, forensic fraud, forensic science misconduct, junk forensic science, wrongful convictions
Tagged American Academy of Forensic Science, Bitemarks, junk forensic science, wrongful convictions
Leave a comment
Forensics: JUST RELEASED! Mississippi Innocence Project and Innocence Project Client Eddie Lee Howard’s Mississippi Capital Murder Conviction and Death Sentence Vacated
Out of Parchman! Congrats to Eddie Lee and his indomitable first appellate attorney, Vanzetta Williams. My first bitemark appeal case from 1999. And kudos to the Innocence Project team. Mississippi Innocence Project and Innocence Project Client Eddie Lee Howard’s Mississippi … Continue reading
Forensics: Fascism in the US. Scott O’Grady: Trump Pentagon nominee spreads debunked conspiracies suggesting Trump declare martial law
Im sure he will get the vaccine first. Scott O’Grady: Trump Pentagon nominee spreads debunked conspiracies and tweets suggesting Trump declare martial law – CNNPolitics — Read on amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/12/04/politics/trump-nominee-pentagon-martial-law/index.html
Posted in AAFS, Bad Forensic Science, Forensic Science Bias
Tagged sedition, treason, US fascism
Leave a comment
Forensics: Aging of Bitemarks: A Literature Review
My first published journal article. In 1997. Co-author Curt Dailey is a mensch! Aging of Bitemarks: A Literature Review — Read on http://www.astm.org/DIGITAL_LIBRARY/JOURNALS/FORENSIC/PAGES/JFS14209J.htm
Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Bitemarks, CSI, Forensic Dentistry, wrongful convictions
Tagged reforming forensic science
Leave a comment
Forensics: Revealing the lies and alot worse. Autopsy of a Crime Lab by Brandon L. Garrett – Hardcover – University of California Press
Of course, the #AAFS connection with the ABFO bitemarkers is a main target. This book exposes the dangerously imperfect forensic evidence that we rely on for criminal convictions.”That’s not my fingerprint, your honor,” said the defendant, after FBI experts reported a “100-percent identification.” They … Continue reading
Forensics: The result of bs bitemark opinions. Man execution 15 years on death row for killing daughter is scheduled.
I know this case. There were 3 suspects. All had adult teeth which were incredibly similar. A Texas ABFO dentist claimed he could differentiate the defendant Bourgeois from the other 2. The skin patterns were distorted and wildly Photoshopped. The … Continue reading
Forensics: Former NOPD crime lab employee airs concerns over safety, procedures
Then they force him to take a drug test. A defense attorney tells WDSU the drug lab’s lack of accreditation could impact court cases. — Read on http://www.wdsu.com/article/wdsu-investigates-former-nopd-crime-lab-employee-airs-concerns-over-safety-procedures/34774281
Forensics: 2020 vote saw pro-reform prosecutors win. Now they need to fix mistakes by their predecessors.
Good read on what needs to be done. It includes bitemarks in the category of junk forensics. I can’t believe the ABFO bitemarkers are mandated by the National Asso of Medical Examiners for its ME certification process. Incredible. Police and … Continue reading
Forensics: More on ‘expert’ Parcells accused of illegal autopsies faces wire fraud charges
He also performed a sham autopsy on MIchael Brown who was shot by police in St. Louis. A real predator. His latest was covid “testing” people in their driveways. Shawn Parcells, 41, from Kansas, has been indicted on 10 federal … Continue reading
