Latest News on Forensic Science and Criminal Law
-
Join 223 other subscribers
Category Archives: Uncategorized
FORENSICS | 2013 Is record year for exonerations
Download annual report from…… http://www.innocencenetwork.org/resources/innocence-collateral/network-exoneration-reports/innocence-network-exoneration-report-2013/view
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged AAFS, ABFO, dna exonerations, exonerations, Forensic science
Leave a comment
See the faces and families of 12 Californians factually but not legally innocent
After years of litigation and post conviction investigation, 12 cases now end up on the CA governor’s desk requesting pardons. The court system won’t let them go. Innocence March Returns to Sacramento to Ask Governor Brown for 12 Christmas Presents
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Forensics. The occasionally strange Top 2013 moments in Forensic Science according to the NFSTC
One is “fingerprint science comes to the kitchen.” All are undeniably positive. ://www.nfhttpstc.org/top-10-forensic-science-stories-of-2013/ The NFSTC is a consortium of current and ex governmental employees and private parties that have a varied nexus with forensic science and law enforcement. Their affiliations … Continue reading
#Forensics: Battling junk forensic bitemark opinions with DNA
The California Innocence Project takes on the challenges of junk forensics being brought into criminal cases. http://californiainnocenceproject.org/issues-we-face/dna-and-forensic-analysis
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Criminal Justice: Misconduct prosecutors are anonymous in higher court records
Since prosecutor’s can’t be sued because of the SCOTUS Connick immunity decision, redacted or “confidental” higher courts’ rulings do not name a DA’s misconduct, (see Radley Balko‘s article below) is yet another prong of prosecutorial self protection. No wonder it … Continue reading
Criminal Justice :Bitemark Evidence: test your skills
Bitemark Evidence: A series of prosecution case fotos and descriptions. Many are exonerations. Click to access bitemark-evidence-theory-vs-actual-cases1.pdf Sent from my iPhone
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Forensic Bitemarks sent Bennie Starks to Prison for 22 years
This is yet another forensic catastrophe caused by US bite mark experts. The proponents of this flawed forensic science still teach these methods to unsuspecting dentists. The “elite” of the ABFO (unrecognized by the US dental association) recently traveled to … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Wrongful Convictions: Bitemarks
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
The backbiting (pun intended) response by the ABFO (a forensic bite mark board recognized by the AAFS) leadership against its own membership (N=108) involved in the 24 cases…
Posted in Uncategorized
1 Comment
FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends 