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A brilliant cautionary tale on Fingerprints and their Scientific Uncertainty | The AAFS/ABFO dentists should read this | @csidds
Fingerprints and a “bitemark” used to convict Bill Richards in 1997 in California. The partnerships between the AAFS and police sciences are very strong and professionally intertwined in the US criminal justice system. The organization was originally founded by … Continue reading
Based on a notorius bitemark case: CA legislation plans to reject use of junk and outdated forensics in court @csidds
Radley Balko at the Washington Post’s “The Watch” announces California Senate Bill (SB1048) intent to direct the courts to consider scientific progress and reject junk opinions of debunked forensic methods and prosecutorial bias favoring “finality of verdicts.” He speaks to the … Continue reading
Forensics in Focus | March 24. |
Forensics In Focus @csidds for March 24, 2014 Radley Balko takes the stage with his ‘Morning Links” at Washington Post’s’ “The Watch.” He hits on criminal justice, MRAPS for local law enforcement, and one more amazing forensic related fact. As … Continue reading
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Tagged Forensic science, misidentification, Radley Balko, wrongful convictions
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Despite unknown DNA from murder weapon: Other unreliable Forensic Evidence continues 20 year incarceration
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
The story continues of US judicial ignorance of scientific advances and what is “innocence.” Judges continue to adopt prosecutorial advocacy themes of guilt “regardless.” At the appellate level, erroneous…
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Forensics in Focus @csidds | March 13 | The Anatomy of a Wrongful Conviction and 19 years to Exonerate.
This comes from Rob Warden, the emeritus director of the National Registry of Exonerations. Note the regular posting of FiF will come out tomorrow. Chris Coleman 2014 Exoneration
Forensics in Focus @csidds | Feb 26 |Good stuff + a bitemark dentist doubts his own reliability to the Judge who then does his own investigation.
Here’s more on the sketchy progress towards the normalization of forensics into a “science.” The Good with the Bad. The “unsure” bitemark dentist is at the end. CRIME LABs OHIO: A rocky road during murder trial for an ex-toxicology examiner … Continue reading
FORENSIC FOCUS LINKS @CSIDDS | Feb 19| WHAT’S OUT THERE TODAY | NEWS, SCIENCE, AND THE LAW
FORENSIC FOCUS @CSIDDS LINKS | Feb 19 | COLD CASE: Oregon suspect linked to AZ cold case as crime scene fingerprints “resubmitted” to the Federally managed archive. I wonder what happened to the first submission? The cold case is 40 … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, DNA profiling, Forensic science, forensic testimony, SWAT
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FORENSIC FOCUS | Links to Science, News Trends and the Law
FORENSIC FOCUS LINKS: Monday Feb 17, 2014 FORENSIC CASES, RESEARCH AND TRAINING with some criminal justice. 1. Register for Tuesday Feb 18 webcast presentations at the AAFS annual meeting. Topics are NIJ funding grantees forensic projects and DIY funding opportunities. … Continue reading
Forensic Focus Picks – Science, News Trends and the Law
What’s trending today. The biggest problem with forensic science is that’s there is almost NO information about research. What you see is what there is. Fingerprints. French researchers announce much higher resolutions available for physical analysis. They will still need … Continue reading
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FORENSICS | Richardson Bite Mark case exposes ABFO experts’ assurances as folly
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
Being “tough on crime” is a cliche used by some involved in politics, law enforcement, and used by certain forensic practitioners. I prefer the phrase “smart on crime.”…
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FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends 