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Cases and Opinions on Bitemark Evidence
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
go to http://www.bitemarks.org The blog listed above tells the story of the effects of unvalidated bitemark opinions in the US. The major culprits are selected members of the…
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FORENSIC TESTIMONY | Bitemark reliability testing: See the real cases |FORENSIC EVIDENCE
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
A previous blog from CSI DDS stated that poor bite mark reliability (how often experts agree) is proof of the suspect nature of the outdated methods stubbornly maintained…
FORENSIC TESTIMONY: The “bad apple” history of bitemark cases: FORENSIC SCIENCE
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
Who are the “bad apples” bite mark experts consider to be the cause of the bad press about their results in court? The answer may surprise you. Pattern…
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An Exoneration and Outdated CSI Forensics Equals a BAD Day for Two Forensic Science Experts
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
The topic of personal liability for forensic expert witnesses has been around for a couple of decades. I am not talking about an expert being sued by his/her…
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Costs of wrongful convictions
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
The financial connection between wrongful convictions and the costs to taxpayers is a fairly new topic for media discussion. It is rather localized (a $10 million civil award…
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Judge believes the “Flat Earth” bitemark believers: Forensic Science
This judge uses a NY case ruling called the Frye standard, created in 1923, to allow bitemark comparisons into his court as “science.” http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202618278480&In_Pivotal_Test_NY_Judge_OKs_Bite_Mark_Evidence&slreturn=20130806185424
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Interesting backstory on DA Craig Watkins case
Bad blood in the judges chambers about plan to “serve up Watkins on a silver platter” for the FBI. http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metro/20130718-dallas-county-fires-employee-who-says-judge-badmouthed-da-craig-watkins.ece
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Forensics and political environments collide in China.
Forensic science (testimony) and political environments collide in China. The issues are similar to problems in the US. http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/BL-CJB-18551
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Tagged forensic testimony, Heywood homicide
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The use of DNA from bite marks takes casework, status and money from ABFO dentists
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
The AP article (use your search engine for “bite marks” and “unreliable”) in June 2013 suggested that the bite mark dentists of the American Board of Forensic Odontology…
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Brooklyn’s Sordid Prosecutorial Past, and Present?
The New York Times ——————————————————————————– May 11, 2013 Review of 50 Brooklyn Murder Cases Ordered By FRANCES ROBLES and N. R. KLEINFIELD The Brooklyn district attorney’s office has ordered a review of some 50 murder cases assigned to an acclaimed … Continue reading
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Tagged district attorney, falsified evidence, junk science, prosecutorial misconduct
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