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The rocky road to forensic credibility in Texas leads to positive results
This story from the Texas Monthly continues to be a testament to how opening the minds of diverse forensic and legal professionals can lead to progress in reaching scientific goals and standards in the courts. Here is a excerpt about … Continue reading
Get off your liberal duff and donate to the Innocence Projects – 336 exonerations to date
Learn about the reasons wrongful convictions occur in the US. Its not what you may think. Retired police chief Darrel Stephens has something to say about the subject: Through my work for the Innocence Inquiry Commission and later the Innocence … Continue reading
Outspoken Innocence Project detractor runs pricey Forensic Science ethics training course
Wrongful convictions and almost daily news reports of exonerations have spurred a new industry in forensic science. These events have created a new theme in forensic science, namely “forensic science reform,” where government agencies, CJ institutes, academia and private parties have … Continue reading
Forensic Medicine Used to Convict for Moral Crimes In Tunisia
Junk forensic science and its misuse in criminal proceedings occurs wherever human rights and fairness are absent.
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Courtney Bisbee Granted Evidentiary Hearing !
Originally posted on Wrongful Convictions Blog:
Courtney Bisbee was a responsible, law-abiding, hard-working single mother working in the Scottsdale, AZ school system in 2004 when she was sucked into the criminal justice system by false allegations of “improper touching” of…
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Major US Forensic Lab Scandals by State : The DOJ takes a stab at solution
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
Rumblings about mess-ups in US government-run forensic labs has finally reached the US DOJ. The reliability aspects of who does the “accreditation” is another matter. Thanks to NACDL…
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Innocence Projects’ praise for Texas Forensic Commission’s deep look into bitemarks
The NY Innocence Project talks about this week’s New York Times article which has gone viral on the Net as an example of forensic science “reform” taking place in Texas. The bitemarkers are resorting to innuedos and red herrings to defend … Continue reading
Forensics: New York Times calls Bitemarkers’ Evidence risking “Lives in Balance”
The lack of legit validation for the AAFS supported bitemark ID group was in plain sight during last month’s Texas Forensic Science Commission fact-finding hearing on this junk forensic science. This photo shows Innocent Project’s Director of Strategic Litigation Chris Fabricant … Continue reading
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Forensic expert muses on his certitude that possible death penalty outcome is not relevant
This is the landscape of NGRI the defense (not guilty by reason of insanity or incompetent to be executed). Or lack thereof. If nothing else, this open declaration by a forensic expert reveals a rationale of the “greater good” somehow … Continue reading
Forensics: Belfast Detective faked sexual assault tests to reduce caseload
“Working in the Metropolitan Police’s Sapphire sex crimes unit, he failed to send evidence including swabs and a condom for forensic and toxicological tests before recording “negative” results in the crime reporting information system (Cris).” http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/jail-for-detective-who-faked-results-of-forensic-tests-in-sex-crime-inquiries-34276502.html
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