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Support The Innocence Project – Oppose #Junk #Forensic #Science in Court -See the Cases
THE SOLUTION COMES FIRST Support the Innocence Project efforts to educate US law enforcement, trial and appellate judiciary about the danger of junk bitemark forensic evidence. There are at least 3 university-based affiliates of the Innocence Project Network that are actively … Continue reading
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Tagged AAFS, ABFO, ADA, American Academy of Forensic Science, AMERICAN BOARD OF FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY, Bad forensic science, Bitemarks, California Innocence Project, Criminal Justice, CSI, exoneration, falsified evidence, forensic dentistry, Forensic science, innocence project, junk forensic science, junk science, National Commission on Forensic Science, National Institute of Justice, william richards, wrongful convictions
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Forensics : Learn a bit about DNA and Criminal Justice : Its not what you may think. [cliche’]
Today Gerald Richardson talks about his six months of freedom after a bitemark aided conviction. DNA exonerated him. How DNA Profiling Works – The Naked Scientist – [don’t worry its PG rated] PCR-DNA testing: Animated for educational ease. This next one is from … Continue reading
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Tagged AAFS, ABFO, American Academy of Forensic Science, AMERICAN BOARD OF FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY, Bad forensic science, Bitemarks, California Innocence Project, Claim of Innocence, crime labs, Criminal Justice, CSI, exoneration, innocence project, junk forensic science, junk science, Miscarriage of justice, wrongful convictions
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Forensics : DNA inconsistencies slowly are rising into public view
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
It’s not only pattern analysis that can be fallible – how about DNA? Its mostly about DNA mixtures, stat protocols and inconsistency of multiple analysts. via @ForensicOdont Read…
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An exoneration lawyer plays by the book and gets handed an ethics complaint in NC
[Comment: Full disclosure by a notable and successful exoneration lawyer lands her in a mumbo-jumbo worded ethics complaint with her state Bar. Questions to consider while reading the media article from Raleigh, NC: What’s the penalty for possessing a water bottle … Continue reading
DC DNA lab suspension ALL political
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
Having already blogged on DC lab director Max Houck getting axed by a combination of a DA and the mayor, this open statement by Jay Seigel confirms the…
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The inane responses of dentists who describe themselves as “skin-reading” experts
Originally posted on Forensic Odontology – Bitemark Evidence:
This is a guest post by Dr. Michael Bowers The non-scientific dental discipline known as bitemark analysis has only a few dogmatists left, who deny its well-known status as a forensic train…
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The Shifted Paradigm: Forensic Sciences’s Overdue Evolution from Magic to Law
Originally posted on Wrongful Convictions Blog:
Chris Fabricant and Tucker Carrington have posted the above-titled article on SSRN. Download here. The abstract states: A decade ago a controversial article in Science Magazine predicted a coming “paradigm shift” that would push…
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Propaganda piece by embattled forensic dentistry group published by CA Dental Association.
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
An opening statement. To be honest, this ABFO generated material is nothing new. What is typical, along with the personal attacks, is the absence of meaningful point-by-point discussion of…
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SF Police Chief Loses a $2M grant for rape kits. His Crime lab is “maxed out.” Plus Murder around the world.
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
S.F. Police Chief Greg Suhr during a news conference speaks about an audit of the crime lab’s DNA unit, which has come under fire for faking results, as…
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Forensics: 2004 Chi Trib articles about dubious bitemark convictions and bad science that still stand as “justice done.”
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
Its been 11 years since this article was published. Its about the DNA vs bitemark case AZ v. Tankersley. The defendant is still in prison. The “bitemark matchers” were ABFO members…
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