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An example of the “finality of verdict” mentality of police and DAs in the US : They ‘deep six’ the evidence
Sorry to use the “deep six” phrase (verrry unprofessional) but it surely applies to this growing track record of the various Innocence Project Network (IPN) investigation cases litigating suspected wrongful convictions. They are told the evidence used to convict no … Continue reading
Posted in criminal justice, wrongful convictions
Tagged Criminal Justice, wrongful convictions
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#Forensics in Focus : US experts not helping in Mexico Massacre, more forensic inaccuracies in the media …………
New DNA test can specifically identify the difference between identical twins. Where are the US forensic experts in this? Austrian forensic experts may shed light on Mexico massacre via @reuters Once more, so much for media accuracy in forensics. Security experts doubt … Continue reading
DNA versus ABFO bitemark opinion and the FBI CODIS gaff denies chance to find the real murderer
Click picture for Gerard’s post exoneration video The NY Innocence Projects’s fight to identify a murderer is blocked by a ridiculous FBI rule about “lawyer lab certification.” All this started with another wrongful conviction ( N=1480 at the National Registry … Continue reading
Posted in ABFO, Bitemarks, criminal justice, junk forensic science, wrongful convictions
Tagged CODIS, DNA, exoneration
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The truth comes out in #ONR8 David McCallum’s NYC case plus Don’t self medicate and then testify in criminal court
Forensics expert ‘had been on medication’ in the witness box. When a DA and a judge obstruct DNA testing, it doesn’t matter if you are innocent, you stay in prison. Forensic experts under major UK scrutiny. Are juries being blinded … Continue reading
Forensic Experts, outed by DNA as being unreliable in the 2009 NAS Report, ignore their failed cases.
Dr. Michael West was once known as a world-renowned forensic odontologist. His robust resume overflowed with case credentials from the FBI and Scotland Yard. Police and prosecutors from across this nation purchased his expert witness services, earning him accolades in … Continue reading
Bitemark case spurs judicial reform in CA., intimidation in forensics continues, + more
Forensic reform in California based in part on another bitemark case. 2011: Bitemark experts sue forensic lecturer regarding mention of Bennie Starks’ vacated conviction case. Later became a full exoneration when the DA dropped lesser remaining charges. The plantiffs in … Continue reading
Who Pays the price for a False Forensic Identification? Plus Jack the Ripper is Backkkk , Cognitive Bias in Forensics.
When a forensic expert’s opinion on identification runs up against DNA. Who pays the price? http://bitemarks.org/ Expert testimony on eyewitness testimony allowed in state Supreme court. Experts on false confesses rejected. “the advent of DNA evidence, as well as hundreds of … Continue reading
Forensics in Focus – “Crime lab whistleblowers” and……. -May 22, 2014
PowerPlex 21 DNA test to review cold cases. “Too prevent escalating costs.” New Commission to Regulate Prosecutorial Misconduct . Forensic science? Testimony from “dog scent lineup” sent woman to prison for crime she didn’t commit. Asset forfeiture for college student pot … Continue reading
Death sentences: A trail of dubious contributions to justice: questionable and in some cases, erroneous bitemark opinions.
I have reported on this subject before, as the continued acceptance of the bitemark id “pseudoscience” in US courts still allows this prejudicial type of prosecutorial expert opinion to be considered “relevant evidence.” Continuing on this topic, my experience as a defense … Continue reading
Ray Krone’s Exoneration from bitemark evidence: THE INSIDE STORY @csidds
Photo by: Heidi Huber/AP This picture has Ray Krone ( left) immediately after his release from AZ prison in 2000. Part of his story is below, which develops the persona of the Prosecutor Noel Levy who put Ray on death … Continue reading
Posted in AAFS, Bitemarks, Exoneration costs, junk forensic science, Ray Krone bitemark case, wrongful convictions
Tagged American Academy of Forensic Science, AMERICAN BOARD OF FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY, Bitemarks, Claim of Innocence, misidentification, Ray Krone exoneration, wrongful convictions
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