Category Archives: junk forensic science

Crime experts go after Trump’s distain for rule of science and law in all things criminal

Posted on May 12, 2017 by csidds

Criminology Leaders Assail Trump for Uniformed Policy Initiatives This multi-level rebuke covers: ( from the Crime Lab Report ) “In its statement [ASC] the board focused on the areas of immigration, crime trends, the federal government’s role in police reform, and “draconian … Continue reading →

Feds reluctant to address their wrongful convictions. 2000 exonerations prove some DAs are not.

Posted on April 13, 2017 by csidds

https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/opinions/how-jeff-sessions-can-offer-justice-to-the-wrongfully-convicted/2017/04/12/ea3b3a3e-0e42-11e7-ab07-07d9f521f6b5_story.html

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Taking Science Out Of Forensics is Wrong: Erin Murphy

Posted on April 11, 2017 by csidds

With prosecutors and police officers in control, expect more wrongful convictions. Read about their sketchy history of mistakes and blatant denial of responsibility for wrongful convictions.

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#CA12 Bill Richards sues San Bernardino as its DA controls state compensation board

Posted on March 21, 2017 by csidds

Bill Richards also has years of medical neglect and medical malpractice by the California Department of Corrections and ‘Rehabilitation’ to deal with in addition to the incarceration compensation. Getting restitution from the state compensation board can still be a non-starter and only allows … Continue reading →

Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Bite Marks, Bitemarks, Crime lab scandal, criminal justice, junk forensic science, William Richards Exoneration Case | Tagged American Academy of Forensic Science, AMERICAN BOARD OF FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY, Bad forensic science, DA Michael Ramos, wrongful convictions, Wrongful convictions costs | Leave a comment

Hair and Bite Marks back in the News as “Worst Forensic Evidence”

Posted on March 20, 2017 by csidds

‘Junk forensic science’ topics continue to show up in the media in conjunction with the growing numbers of overturned convictions assisted by forensic experts. See: The Registry of Exonerations. Here’s a couple of recent articles. The first talks about the … Continue reading →

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Fighting “unique” toolmark testimony with science and an amicus brief

Posted on February 10, 2017 by csidds

Much like bitemark “identification” “In this case, a toolmark “expert” testified against James Genrich by assuring the jury that several of Genrich’s tools made purportedly unique marks on fragments of the bombs recovered from the crime scene, “to the exclusion … Continue reading →

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Utter Crap abt Climate Change from Congressional Sci Committee #AAFS2017

Posted on February 6, 2017 by csidds

All this claptrap from climate deniers hired as Trump’s Congressional ‘science’ appointees relies on claim of “fake data” published a Brit tabloid. If you read through this short piece, it will resound with the “one paper now debunked” proof aka … Continue reading →

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Election non-relief: Judges allowing risky “probably” forensic opinions

Posted on November 8, 2016 by csidds

Bitemarks lead the list: NIST speaker reveals……. Conference: The 5 Problems That Stand Between Scientists and the Courtroom [excerpt:] Epstein showed the results of a recent survey of odonatologists that asked three questions about the reliability of bite marks. The … Continue reading →

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Regardless of #PCAST, bitemark matchers praise themselves and re-up their “Bitemark Breakfast”

Posted on September 12, 2016 by csidds

*See note at bottom. To be expected, although in an ironic twist to the above image, the AAFS affiliated bite mark bunch continues to press on with their agenda. This is in the face of a tsunami of criticism from media … Continue reading →

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Taking a look at forensic science fakery – The Country Dentist

Posted on May 10, 2016 by csidds

Lets get real, the connection between rigorous multiple studies in forensic science and what is done “in the field” can be described as inconsistently applied. Ive been exposed to a single Journal of Forensic Science article from 1984 that was … Continue reading →

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