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Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
For over 2 decades, the US press has used “inexact” in writing about certain forensic methods which are used to convict criminal defendants. Bitemark experts included. Here is…

Originally posted on Wrongful Convictions Blog:
Anyone who has followed me at all on this blog must know that, as a group, prosecutors are not my favorite people. But it’s almost, kind-of not their fault. It’s just that the position…

Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
This deserves a special blog post this morning. A new protector of forensic science integrity has emerged into public view. His rhetoric is familiar and attacks the op-ed I reposted…

Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
Junk Science takes a hit from MS?? Incredible. Finally. There has been a very long forensic credibility battle in that state with its ex-non-certified pathologist at the epi-center.…

Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
There is no better judicial micro-climate than Mississippi to study the self-contradictory and illegitimate misuse of unvalidated forensic opinions in the US. This story describes dubious forensic sciences…

Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
“Karen Kafadar is Commonwealth Professor and chair of the Department of Statistics at the University of Virginia and a member of the Forensic Science Standards Board. Anne-Marie Mazza…

Nothing is more confusing to a jury then when an expert admits on cross exam that the evidence she received from the cops and DA was less than optimal. Yet she still agrees with the DA. Beyond a reasonable doubt. … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON—Two Supreme Court justices told a House subcommittee Monday that the American criminal-justice system is too harsh, locks up too many people for too long and does so at an ultimate cost to public safety. “This idea of total incarceration … Continue reading →

Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
Radley Balko @radleybalko ·  Just in: The AAFS board of directors has dismissed the ethics complaint against csidds that I mentioned here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2015/02/13/how-the-flawed-science-of-bite-mark-analysis-has-sent-innocent-people-to-jail/ … My Comment: Much thanks to the…

Originally posted on Wrongful Convictions Blog:
Dr. David Benjamin is a world renowned clinical pharmacologist and forensic toxicologist. Consequently, he has substantial experience involving forensic evidence and “expert” testimony. He recently gave a presentation at the American Academy of Forensic…