Category Archives: Forensic Science

FORENSIC TESTIMONY | Bitemark reliability testing: See the real cases |FORENSIC EVIDENCE

Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
A previous blog from CSI DDS stated that poor bite mark reliability (how often experts agree) is proof of the suspect nature of the outdated methods stubbornly maintained…

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FORENSIC TESTIMONY | Bitemark reliability testing: See the real cases |FORENSIC EVIDENCE

A previous blog from CSI DDS stated that poor bite mark reliability (how often experts agree) is proof of the suspect nature of the outdated methods stubbornly maintained by leaders of the ABFO. Their opposition to review of its membership’s … Continue reading

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FORENSIC TESTIMONY: The “bad apple” history of bitemark cases: FORENSIC SCIENCE

Who are the “bad apples” bite mark experts consider to be the cause of the bad press about their results in court? The answer may surprise you. Pattern matching in forensic science is a major component in criminal investigations. Unfortunately, … Continue reading

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US Exonerations: State by state with interactive data: Are there Forensic Science “Bad Apples?”

The NY Innocence Project has a virtual tour of exoneration data that quickly establishes the fact that wrongful convictions are NOT just a series of “bad apples” in an otherwise reliable (depending on your interpretation of “justice”) system. The bitemark … Continue reading

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Forensic Testimony: More bad results from government run crime labs: Forensic Science

Government crime labs fail to maintain standards and reliability. From the ABA Journal. http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/crime_labs_under_the_microscope_after_a_string_of_shoddy_suspect

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Forensic Testimony: when the pathologist gets things very wrong: Forensic Science

For decades Steve Hayne was the go to guy for Mississippi prosecutors like Forrest Allgood of Noxubee County. Both have a long record of involvement in wrongful convictions and questionable theories and opinions on a defendant’s guilt. Allgood has the … Continue reading

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Forensic Testimony: PBS/Frontline: Forensic Science

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/criminal-justice/real-csi/can-juries-rely-on-forensic-experts

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After an exoneration: Cops find the right perp: Forensic Science

After the wrong guy goes to prison, police use the DNA brought forth by the CWC and pops the right guy. http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-77263625/

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Forensic Testimony: Hired Guns or …..what? / Forensic Science

Judges to not have the tools to counteract the effects of biased experts. See PBS/Frontline/CSI http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/criminal-justice/real-csi/can-juries-rely-on-forensic-experts/

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Investigative Report: Inside reporters’ efforts in an exoneration case: Forensic Science

A triumvirate of Pulitzer-winning reporters spent years in supporting a victim of a misguided prosecution aided by willful misconduct by Chicago police. A retrospective article on what the reporters experienced with the wrongfully convicted Daniel Taylor, written by Maurice Possley, … Continue reading

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