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Forensics: Getting rid of bitemark believers. Updated Evidence Rule Warns Judges Against Junk Science
Changes to a new federal rule of evidence will go into effect on Friday, reminding judges that they should be extra vigilant about not allowing “junk science” from expert witnesses to reach juries. — Read on news.bloomberglaw.com/employee-benefits/updated-evidence-rule-warns-judges-against-junk-science
Forensics: 44 exoneration cases involving bitemark opinions had a 77% error rate. The Impact of False or Misleading Forensic Evidence on Wrongful Convictions | National Institute of Justice
Wrongful conviction, or the conviction of a person for a crime that they did not commit, is one of the greatest travesties of the criminal justice system. As of 2023, The National Registry of Exonerations has recorded over 3,000 cases … Continue reading
Forensics: Right to ‘bodily autonomy’ upheld. ‘Disproven and unsupportable’: Kansas judge blocks junk science abortion restrictions – Kansas Reflector
A Kansas judge blocked several long-standing and newly-implemented abortion restrictions in the state on Monday. — Read on kansasreflector.com/2023/10/30/disproven-and-unsupportable-kansas-judge-blocks-junk-science-abortion-restrictions/
Forensics: Do this for bitemarks please. Colorado may soon bar police and coroners from referencing “excited delirium” in lethal force cases
The now-debunked diagnosis has been widely used by police and paramedics to justify the use of force — even lethal force — in cases where they say suspects exhibit superhuman strength and extreme agitation. — Read on http://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-may-soon-bar-police-coroners-referencing-excited-delirium-lethal-force-cases/
Forensics: Fake cop evidence. Who pays out millions to the wrongfully convicted in Ohio? You do.
Charles Jackson retraced the same steps he took in 1991, walking into Casino East bar on Cleveland’s east side, that night he had no idea just how much those steps would cost him. — Read on http://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/taxpayers-on-the-hooks-as-the-state-pays-out-of-millions-of-dollars-to-wrongfully-imprisoned
Forensics: More Junk Cop Forensics. AI Led to Her Wrongful Arrest for Carjacking at 8 Months Pregnant
Police falsely accused Porcha Woodruff of carjacking after misusing facial recognition technology, which experts say has built-in racial biases. — Read on people.com/porcha-woodruff-arrest-ai-facial-recognition-7966714
Forensics: Junk toolmark “ID.”Interview: Innocence Project attorney representing the Grand Junction pipe bombing case talks junk science and wrongful convictions
Chris Fabricant is among the attorneys representing James Genrich, a man who was convicted in a series of pipe bombings in the 1990s. — Read on http://www.cpr.org/2023/09/11/innocence-project-grand-junction-pipe-bombing-case-wrongful-convictions/
Forensics: Gastly form of execution using nitrogen gas. AG Steve Marshall is a ghoul. Alabama wants to be the 1st state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe only nitrogen | AP News
Alabama is seeking to become the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen. — Read on apnews.com/article/alabama-death-penalty-nitrogen-hypoxia-a6f414ff6147cbd38de6a8cd01f96653
Forensis: Excellent Review. THE CHALLENGES TO THE FORENSIC ANALYSIS OF HUMAN BITE MARKS IN SKIN Etc.
Conclusions reveal why bm opinions are invalid. Skin distortion and cognitive biases are paramount. Great literature review. View of THE CHALLENGES TO THE FORENSIC ANALYSIS OF HUMAN BITE MARKS IN SKIN AND COMPARISON WITH TEETH — Read on esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/4142/99193547137
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