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Vigil for the CA 11: Factually Innocent, Families ask for clemency
I attended this candle lit vigil with families of 11 prisoners in Cailfornia prisons. These cases show how false forensic science, inept lawyers and the legal system’s inadequate response to new science needs to be reviewed by Governor @JerryBrown. These … Continue reading
The truth comes out in #ONR8 David McCallum’s NYC case plus Don’t self medicate and then testify in criminal court
Forensics expert ‘had been on medication’ in the witness box. When a DA and a judge obstruct DNA testing, it doesn’t matter if you are innocent, you stay in prison. Forensic experts under major UK scrutiny. Are juries being blinded … Continue reading
SpaghettiO caper, Battles over Forensics, Public Policy efforts and wrongful convictions
In California, another bill involving a valiant attempt to prevent the strong correlation of prosecutorial misconduct (in over 800 cases, only less than a 2 handfusl have led to Bar sanctions against state prosecutors) and wrongful convictions was vetoed this … Continue reading
Good forensic science. Bad forensic science. Dangerous forensic science. Plus other stuff.
Today’s New York Times exclusive on the failure of bitemark identification resurging in a MS death penalty case. “Startling gap between “CSI” and certain forensic science.” PBS Nova program. KY: Prosecutor’s office focus of criticism from defendant. ADA lied to judge … Continue reading
Forensic News with some real strange events
Taking evidence interpretation to a whole new level: The lawyer who shot himself proving his case http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-28805895 … Pure conjecture at this point: James Foley killer ‘unmasked’ by U.S. forensics http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/08/27/James-Foley-killer-unmasked-by-U-S-experts-.html … via @AlArabiya_Eng ?? about shooting = DOJ probe … Continue reading
Just what IS ‘malicious prosecutorial misconduct? How about “criminally negligent?” Plus more on #Forensic #Science
Brooklyn 36-win 0-loss DA getting heat for a mega-list of alleged misconduct thats ugly but probably not “malicious” http://nydn.us/1mDXPLk Here’s what “non malicious” prosecutors are all about. They are “negligent.” How about “criminally negligent? See next. “altho committing misconduct, the … Continue reading
More professional harassment of forensic experts, this time a pathologist. Plus political action spurred by bitemark case.
This is becoming commonplace. Another forensic expert gets job slammed for testifying against a Prosecutor’s “theory” of a case. CA: Prosecutors Suppress a Mountain of Evidence in Shaky Murder Case Read about other examples of professional harassment of forensic experts both … Continue reading
Forensic in Focus: From Witch hunts, criminal justice to some not so real forensic science.
Proof that CJ is not “always right.” TN exoneration joins growing number of innocence cases. Bitemarks included. 1 of 25 are innocent. Prosecutorial misconduct in Japan. Japan’s Authoritarian Criminal Justice System. Tells the Facts, Names the Names The American Board … Continue reading
Forensics in Focus – “Crime lab whistleblowers” and……. -May 22, 2014
PowerPlex 21 DNA test to review cold cases. “Too prevent escalating costs.” New Commission to Regulate Prosecutorial Misconduct . Forensic science? Testimony from “dog scent lineup” sent woman to prison for crime she didn’t commit. Asset forfeiture for college student pot … Continue reading
Forensic Focus: Slimy attacks on legal defense professionals continues, bogus DNA reports in DEL, and more….
Political attacks on criminal defense professionals is going viral. The GOP and others, some notable and others ridiculous, take license with the truth about what is really “justice.” Apparently their own version is the only legitimate one (the scales tipped … Continue reading
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