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Forensics: Journal of the California Dental Association. “Bitemark evidence has led to wrongful convictions and death sentences.”
“We find bitemark transfer to skin is not reliable.” https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19424396.2023.2191391 — Read on http://www.inforney.com/content/tncms/live/
Cop forensics takes a hit. Maryland Supreme Court imposes limits on ballistics evidence used to link guns to crimes
An opinion by the Supreme Court of Maryland published Tuesday imposed limits on the use of ballistics evidence in courtrooms across the state. — Read on http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-md-maryland-supreme-court-limits-firearm-testimony-20230621-v7fqgcik2vgefj3zmfvbgrap3e-story.html
Forensics: looking at liars and thieves within our midst.
Forensics: Looking at junk bitemark believers through the lens of Pseudoarchaeology . My Arch prof @AndrewKinkella collates the similarities point by point. It boils down to lies, science denials and undercutting critics.
Forensics: The Death Row Case of Ray Krone, the Beginning of the End of Bite Mark Evidence in the United States
Full article: The Death Row Case of Ray Krone, the Beginning of the End of Bite Mark Evidence in the United States — Read on http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19424396.2023.2210330
Forensics: Bitemarkers Beware. The Good and Bad Legacies of Forensic Odontology
Open Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/19424396.2023.2210331
Forensics: Utter BS. Forensic Odontology Response to the NIST Report and CIFS
This is what the American Academy of Forensic Sciences certifies as a valid and reliable discipline for human identification. Of course, the obstinate bitemarker group claims it’s “new improvements” sanctify their continuing to deceice the criminal justice system. Forensic Odontology … Continue reading
Forensics: Excited delirium: junk science used to distract from police killings
This has been going on for decades. Largely to excuse excessive force used by police. Excited delirium: junk science used to distract from police killings – Halifax Examiner — Read on http://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/commentary/excited-delirium-junk-science-used-to-distract-from-police-killings/
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/
Forensics: My take on why the ABFO bitemarker dentists should be booted from the AAFS.
csidds.wordpress.com/2020/12/23/forensics-despite-this-mess-abfo-aafs-dentists-still-proffer-in-courts-most-agree-bitemark-matching-is-junk-science-why-is-it-still-in-courts/
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Forensics: DeSantis killed the previous attempt to rid cop “hypnosis evidence.” Texas Senate advances bill to ban testimony derived under hypnosis
Forensic hypnosis is a technique used by law enforcement to boost a witness’s recall of the people, conversations and environment related to a crime. — Read on http://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/state/2023/04/18/texas-senate-bill-338-prohibit-testimony-under-hypnosis-advances/70089073007/
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