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Crime lab driving while drunk expert gets the boot.
North Texas Forensic Scientist Removed from Cases http://www.wbap.com/2016/10/31/north-texas-forensic-scientist-removed-from-cases/ Related info. http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2016/10/14/thousands-dwi-cases-potentially-risk-credibility-dps-lab-expert-questioned
NY County Prosecutor accused of doing the dirty deed in 15 drug cases
This looks bad in the press and I bet the judge won’t be happy either. Withholding evidence in 15 cases? excerpt from Syracuse, Cayuga county, NY. AUBURN, N.Y. – Tyrone Matthews could’ve been sentenced to 23 more years in prison … Continue reading
News release: STRmix allows defense attorneys access to their source code
The writer on this blog post , John Buckleton provides interesting and valuable details regarding additional information on peer review and judicial acceptance of this DNA software. He is a co-developer of STRmix, a NZ government employee and has stated … Continue reading
Forensic “stickiness” in the News
NIST (US government science and tech forensic researcher and funder) announces a new look into the physical world of properties’ “stick” and “strain.” “the mechanical properties of four types of evidence: hair, documents, fingerprints and explosives.”
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Gun crime labs micro-critique of the PCAST report
The Association of Firearm and Toolmarkers [AFTE] focus on defending ballistic matching via alluding “black-box” studies (one of PCAST’s references) are not representative of the entire group. They also point to in-house reliability testing as a substitute. Overall, this public statement … Continue reading
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Bad forensic testing and testimony is no problem for this DA
A successful re-trial motion for a convicted murderer is getting a W.Va. DA to use his right of appeal. Making no inroads in the prosecutorial pantheon of notable literature, the DA says the original conviction was “finalized” in 1988. Full article … Continue reading
Forensic Bias Redux: Execution vacated. Internal crime lab safeguards blew it.
Colleagues had doubts and concerns. The cops and supervisors loved her work. She admits to be a bit histrionic in and out of the job. The state’s AG has no concerns. Recently the governor and one judge pulled back from … Continue reading
Medical examiner health issues in play after vacated SBS conviction
This story from FLA reveals many issues involving the fact that forensic autopsy’s are prone to mistakes and omissions. “New evidence” includes an ME’s health history, resignation, and a dead child’s disease-borne cause-of-death versus abuse by the convicted nanny. Plus, … Continue reading
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