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BACK to Supreme Court to test new law on forensic ‘science’
A remarkably sad, infuriating and frustrating ordeal one man in California prison has experienced for 22 years is winding up in intensity. William Richards’ 1997 murder conviction in San Bernardino had been overturned by a habeas corpus hearing in 2010, … Continue reading
THe NIST Forensic Science Commission Lays an Egg with its Bitemark Study Group. Now its hatching.
OSAC Subcommittee on Ondontology (sic) The original source of this NIST information is here. Other than originally mis-spelling ODONTOLOGY, this NIST subcommittee (OSAC) on Forensic Dentistry should do well dealing with dental identification of unknown human remains, but in the … Continue reading
Faulty Forensic Science Failing US Court System – Op-Ed from Live Sciences
“Karen Kafadar is Commonwealth Professor and chair of the Department of Statistics at the University of Virginia and a member of the Forensic Science Standards Board. Anne-Marie Mazza is the director of the Committee on Science, Technology and Law of the … Continue reading
The “gut feeling basis of traditional forensic sciences” and “Quick Picks” from @wrongconvblog
The “gut” feeling in fingerprint matching ‘science?” “Gut feeling is responsible for a lot more of the accuracy than many people think, even the experts themselves,” says Dr Matthew Thompson of the University of Queensland School of Psychology” Great links from … Continue reading
AAFS 2015 Expect live streaming on @csidds on Science and Law
I will be live reporting from the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Orlando annual meeting this week. Expect some interesting commentary about Forensic Reform and wrongful convictions associated with members of the AAFS. Follow me on my Twitter account @csidds. … Continue reading
Forensic Science: UK murder energizes public to give DNA samples
This case is reminiscent of first use of DNA profiling tech by Sir Alec Jeffreys in the mid 1980s. Via Nora Rudin. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-30972723
Posted in DNA profiling, Forensic Science
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Evidence tampering in the US crime lab system
This ex crime lab “scientist” took a very strange road much to the detriment of defendants’ rights of fairness and due process in court. http://www.adn.com/article/20150123/former-state-crime-lab-employee-pleads-guilty-theft-evidence-tampering
Dramatic story from a new exoneration. Victims’ family reactions vs DNA evidence
Well written exposes about the human experiences within succesful exoneration litigation. Anger, joy, and racial divides with a tinge of prosecutorial misconduct. Victims’ family. Joseph Sledge’s perspective. Interview with Joseph Sledge after his release.
How not to behave in court as an expert witness
This story is about how overly aggressive conclusions of guilt (the province of the jury) in forensic science presentations in criminal can make one look like a biased “forensic expert.” https://www.themarshallproject.org/2014/12/23/powerpoint-justice
UK Crime Forensics Mirror US Quagmire of Uncertainties.
The following article is concerned about what this chart from the National Registry of Exonerations has established as the leading causes of wrongful convictions. “Privatisation of forensic services ‘threat to justice’ and putting the work in police hands would be … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, criminal justice, Forensic Science
Tagged Bad forensic science, Crime, wrongful convictions
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