Category Archives: US Crime labs

Forensics: Powerful DNA software used in hundreds of criminal cases faces new scrutiny

Posted on March 14, 2021 by csidds

Error rates anyone? Powerful DNA software used in hundreds of criminal cases faces new scrutiny — Read on thenextweb.com/tech/2021/03/12/dna-software-for-criminal-cases-new-scrutiny-syndication/

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Forensics: Battling ballistics experts. Defense expert witness rebuts prosecution’s version of car-to-car shooting

Posted on March 12, 2021 by csidds

Notice the DA hassles the defense expert who has trouble interpreting an incomplete report from the DOJ ballistics lab. Talk about gaslighting. Must be taught in DA 101 cross examination class. Mar. 12—The defense began presenting its case on Thursday … Continue reading →

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Forensics: False positives revealed. Fingerprint database error rates seen in close non‐matches – Koehler – 2021 – Journal of Forensic Sciences @The_AAFS

Posted on March 1, 2021 by csidds

Too bad this is pay-for-view. Abstract only. Jay Koehler has a remarkable ability to record the weak underbelly of forensic claims of reliability. Fingerprinters clearly used the self-assurances of being error-free. Just like the bitemarkers of AAFS/ABFO. At least the … Continue reading →

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Federal Court Agrees: Prosecutors Can’t Keep Forensic DNA Evidence Secret from Defendants

Posted on February 27, 2021 by csidds

An ongoing criminal court defense argument about DA refusal to disclose the prosecution-popular TrueAllele DNA software “code” is gaining judicial traction. When the government tries to convict you of a crime, you have a right to challenge its evidence. This … Continue reading →

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Forensics: Donald Trump, the DOJ, and forensics: the administration snuck in one last push for junk science in courts.

Posted on February 4, 2021 by csidds

Apparently, high-school science is beyond the ken of these law school geniuses at the DOJ. They quack like little lame 🦆ies. Donald Trump, the DOJ, and forensics: the administration snuck in one last push for junk science in courts. — … Continue reading →

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Forensics: Pro-Trump rioters smeared poop in U.S. Capitol hallways – New York Daily News

Posted on January 7, 2021 by csidds

Should b a slam dunk for the FBI crime lab. Check the low-life DNA database. They took a dump on the seat of American democracy — literally. — Read on http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-trump-capitol-riot-poopers-20210107-prlsqytyabgdhnexushotl4nam-story.html

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Forensics: Interviewing a Senior Advisor on Forensic Science Policy ( Sarah Chu ) – Major Investigators

Posted on December 14, 2020 by csidds

This podcast is hosted by a very bright 9yo! She puts Sarah C through her paces. SC has a very important job at the NYIP. Listen to this episode from Major Investigators on Spotify. In this episode, we have a … Continue reading →

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Forensics: Many to blame? How America’s deadliest serial killer went undetected for more than 40 years

Posted on December 2, 2020 by csidds

Samuel Little says he killed 93 people, preying on women from the margins of society. Again and again, police across the country failed to stop him. — Read on http://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/samuel-little-serial-killer/part-one/

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Forensics: Former NOPD crime lab employee airs concerns over safety, procedures

Posted on November 25, 2020 by csidds

Then they force him to take a drug test. A defense attorney tells WDSU the drug lab’s lack of accreditation could impact court cases. — Read on http://www.wdsu.com/article/wdsu-investigates-former-nopd-crime-lab-employee-airs-concerns-over-safety-procedures/34774281

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Forensics: The Confrontation Clause: Can the Sixth Amendment Protect Defendants from Junk Science?

Posted on November 23, 2020 by csidds

A defendant appeals claiming his right to cross-examine a prosecution’s DNA expert was denied at trial. Amazing how simple this sounds in theory. DAs, however, often get around defendants’ Constitutional protections. Then the judge won’t pay for a defense expert … Continue reading →

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