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What’s NOT sexy about the DNA evidence, from another Avery ex-attorney
An opinion about the EDTA “planted” blood evidence from the second Avery conviction. http://www.bustle.com/articles/141587-steven-averys-former-lawyer-keith-findley-tells-wisn-what-the-general-public-gets-wrong-about-forensic
Texas Prosecutor who sent innocent man to death row is disbarred
This result goes on a very short list of ex-DAs who get punishment for cheating during their prosecution cases. The flip side is that most state Bar associations and Attorney Generals have ignored pursuing charges against lawyers who judges have … Continue reading
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Tagged Exculpatory Evidence, prosecutorial misconduct, wrongful convictions
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Forensic Commission making suggestions about how and why bitemarks fall short of science
Today (Friday) the Texas Forensic Sci Panel will bring out their final position on bitemarks in the state. Here are some of their reasons why it will not be positive for the bitemarkers. The article misleads the scope of the Commission … Continue reading
Take a new look at what mistakes occur with Forensic Gunshot Residue testing and testimony
The Cardiff School of Law Innocence Project students and their faculty took on the very basic and POPULAR “police science” of GSR and turned it (now improved expertise) on its head via misuse in an 17 year old conviction. http://www.independent.co.uk/student/news/dwaine-george-how-cardiff-law-school-s-innocence-project-discovered-scientific-evidence-was-of-no-a6850346.html
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Tagged forensic examiner error, Forensic science, forensic testimony
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PA judge avoids 6thAmendment Confrontation of DNA software used by Prosecutors
This is the second level argument in the toasty topic roaming forensic science hallways regarding DNA mixtures collected from crime scenes and crime victims. In this article, the judge (not the first to do this) misses the point of protecting … Continue reading
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Disturbing contradictions between Mexican reports + forensic anthros at 43 student “body dump”
43 missing Mexican students: Forensic experts contradict government “Until now, the EAAF (Team of Argentine Forensic Anthropology) has not found scientific evidence to establish any link between the remains recovered in the Cocula dump and the missing students,” the report … Continue reading
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“Criminal convictions are final, and science moves on,”
This quote is telling and runs the gamut of what the Texas Forensic Science Commission is dealing with the bitemark believers. Here is another forensic battle of similar proportions. The grueling task of unwinding scientifically unsupported Shaken Baby cases from decades … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Forensic science, junk forensic science
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Exon Attorney Zellner using old luminol testing to discredit Avery conviction
Nothing is better to watch than an attorney sticking to the basics when she is working on dismantling a prosecutor’s case. Kathleen Zellner (co-counsel for Steven Avery of Netflix fame) goes to the heart of where everything about the … Continue reading
Texas leads in tackling enormous potential changes in Forensic DNA cases
Editorial: Texas does the right thing in tackling enormous DNA review So, what’s happening in the rest of the US criminal justice’s scientific world on this topic? (excerpt) Imagine if hundreds of thousands of criminal cases across America suddenly had … Continue reading
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Tagged American Academy of Forensic Science, DNA, wrongful convictions
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Nasty sounding QC for the Surrey police ridicules suicide possibility at Deepcut barracks
Someone in this case sounds real pompous and needs to take another chill pill and take some bereavement sensitivity training. It appears to be this guy. His website credits include: “He has an awesome, fearsome reputation.” “He is known for having … Continue reading
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