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Forensics: Accusing a crime lab of planting evidence, innocent man executed in CA, +++more

Posted on October 24, 2016 by csidds

News Miner: Eberhart: Fairbanks Four deserve compensation… Arkansas Online: Faulty science gains 2 Arkansas convicts new trials… Los Angeles Times (editorial): California has executed 13 men since reviving the death penalty. Was one of them innocent?… Detroit Free Press: Lawyer … Continue reading →

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Forensics and Criminal Law Potpourri – Some good stuff about innocence, arson, exon $$

Posted on October 21, 2016 by csidds

From the Center for Wrongful Convictions’ Friday blog. Boston Herald: Arson evidence under fire… The St. Louis American: Exoneree George Allen Jr. passes away, mother is raising funds for funeral… The Daily Progress: State treasurer seeks guidance in paying Beatrice 6 … Continue reading →

Parsing the error rates a judge found acceptable for a “ballistic similarity” = “identification”

Posted on October 21, 2016 by csidds

The war of words about what is ‘reliable’ about forensic opinions is getting stretched and compressed depending on the source of comment. The fingerprint corp called the IAI had its’ president put a 3/4 page blast out about his ‘standing’ … Continue reading →

NRA must be upset over this one – “defense of another” dosen’t bother DA

Posted on October 18, 2016 by csidds

“The shooting happened the day after Acosta-Sanchez had eluded police efforts to arrest him and an ensuing manhunt involving police and forest rangers, as well as dogs, ATVs and helicopters. Acosta-Sanchez escaped by swimming across the Rio Reservoir. Police broke … Continue reading →

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A real bad day…Judge tells Texas state forensic examiner to stop testifying in DWI case

Posted on October 18, 2016 by csidds

Texas has a mish-mash of regional crime labs which cross pollinate into counties without a dedicated facility. Some are accredited by the ASCLD. Here is its’ police and commercial lab corporation’s approved list of Texas labs. I don’t see Collins County … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Exculpatory Evidence, falsified evidence, forensic examiner error, Forensic science, Miscarriage of justice, wrongful convictions | Leave a comment

Facial reconstruction from a blood sample used for criminal investigation

Posted on October 18, 2016 by csidds

Nothing in this newspaper blurb says how any of this has been validated. The police admit not being sure what to do with it. No one brought up the ‘CSI’ method of using digital facial recognition which seems to be … Continue reading →

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Forensic and Law News: Monday’s Quick Clicks…

Posted on October 17, 2016 by csidds

Originally posted on Wrongful Convictions Blog:
The Intercept: Donald Trump’s Ugly Attack on Central Park Five Reflects All-Too-Common Attitude… FOX Illinois: Wrongful Conviction Puts Teshome Campbell Behind Bars For 18 Years… The Daily Progress: 2 federal lawsuits seek compensation for exonerated…

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‘Dubious’ forensic science casebook: ‘The San Antonio Four’

Posted on October 14, 2016 by csidds

Inside Case Behind Wrongful Conviction Doc ‘Southwest of Salem’ Here ya go. Prosecutors and defense attorneys always have their ‘go-to” forensic experts to review evidence and ultimately, in some cases, no evidence at all. Read this about wound healing from … Continue reading →

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The attack of the “Face-Mark” Matchers – another doubtful FBI forensic “science”

Posted on October 13, 2016 by csidds

Title credit: Radley Balko. “Atttack of the ‘bite mark matchers.” The above pic are three suspects in a Texas bitemark case post conviction federal hearing. Each color is a specific person’s upper and lower tooth outline. The DA used a couple … Continue reading →

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Data search into the success of criminal appeals: Results are………..

Posted on October 12, 2016 by csidds

Arguments opposing innocence attach to a suspect when LEO investigators convince a prosecutor to file charges. It continues after either a plea bargain, which avoids the trial stage confirms guilt or a conviction after trial. The prosecutors’ response to any defendant’s appeal of … Continue reading →

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Forensics: Accusing a crime lab of planting evidence, innocent man executed in CA, +++more

Forensics and Criminal Law Potpourri – Some good stuff about innocence, arson, exon $$

Parsing the error rates a judge found acceptable for a “ballistic similarity” = “identification”

NRA must be upset over this one – “defense of another” dosen’t bother DA

A real bad day…Judge tells Texas state forensic examiner to stop testifying in DWI case

Facial reconstruction from a blood sample used for criminal investigation

Forensic and Law News: Monday’s Quick Clicks…

‘Dubious’ forensic science casebook: ‘The San Antonio Four’

The attack of the “Face-Mark” Matchers – another doubtful FBI forensic “science”

Data search into the success of criminal appeals: Results are………..

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