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Forensics: Getting rid of bitemark believers. Updated Evidence Rule Warns Judges Against Junk Science
Changes to a new federal rule of evidence will go into effect on Friday, reminding judges that they should be extra vigilant about not allowing “junk science” from expert witnesses to reach juries. — Read on news.bloomberglaw.com/employee-benefits/updated-evidence-rule-warns-judges-against-junk-science
Forensics: Koehler, Mnookin and Saks on The scientific reinvention of forensic science. Bitemarks NOT reinvented in their analysis. Ask the #AAFS why this has NOT happened.
Forensic science is undergoing an evolution in which a long-standing “trust the examiner” focus is being replaced by a “trust the scientific method… — Read on http://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2301840120
Forensics: Retrospective on effects of Mary Bush reseach. “Impossible to find old cases.” UB researcher brings awareness to flaws in bitemark evidence
There’s an ongoing effort to raise awareness and reverse mistakes caused by bite mark evidence. — Read on spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2023/09/25/ub-researcher-brings-awareness-to-flaws-in-bitemark-evidence
Forensics: Anatomy of junk forensics baffling Juries that don’t understand forensic science who send innocent people to prison − a short training video could help
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary… — Read on http://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/juries-that-don-t-understand-forensic-science-can-18393874.php
Forensics: Junk toolmark “ID.”Interview: Innocence Project attorney representing the Grand Junction pipe bombing case talks junk science and wrongful convictions
Chris Fabricant is among the attorneys representing James Genrich, a man who was convicted in a series of pipe bombings in the 1990s. — Read on http://www.cpr.org/2023/09/11/innocence-project-grand-junction-pipe-bombing-case-wrongful-convictions/
Forensics: DAs seldom get punished for misconduct. Wrongful Convictions Cost Chicago Taxpayers $153M from 2019 to 2023: Analysis | Chicago News
That toll is set to grow in the coming weeks, as the Chicago City Council considers paying $25 million to resolve separate lawsuits filed in 2016 by two men who spent a combined 34 years in prison after being wrongly … Continue reading
Forensis: Excellent Review. THE CHALLENGES TO THE FORENSIC ANALYSIS OF HUMAN BITE MARKS IN SKIN Etc.
Conclusions reveal why bm opinions are invalid. Skin distortion and cognitive biases are paramount. Great literature review. View of THE CHALLENGES TO THE FORENSIC ANALYSIS OF HUMAN BITE MARKS IN SKIN AND COMPARISON WITH TEETH — Read on esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/4142/99193547137
Forensics: Opposing the recent SEA bitemarkers post, bitemark analysis lacks scientific research
a recent study has demonstrated that its use is not backed by scientific research and can lead to wrongful convictions — Read on us.dental-tribune.com/news/forensic-bitemark-analysis-lacks-scientific-research-can-lead-to-wrongful-convictions/
Forensics: Kirk Bloodsworth, Thirty Years After His Exoneration | Death Penalty Information Center
Kirk Bloodsworth, Thirty Years After His Exoneration — Read on deathpenaltyinfo.org/resources/podcasts/discussions-with-dpic/kirk-bloodsworth-thirty-years-after-his-exoneration
Forensics: Hard data supports this. The #AAFS ignores it. Bitemark evidence can send wrong person to prison, death row, UB professor says – University at Buffalo
Mary Bush can speak to the media on the validity of bite mark analysis as evidence in criminal investigations, and on methods to identify victims using dental records and DNA evidence. — Read on http://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2023/07/bitemark-evidence-mary-bush.html
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