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John Grisham: Why is Jimmie “Chris” Duncan on LA death row
I helped develop the case against the faked bitemark evidence evidence used to convict Duncan.
Jimmie Duncan was convicted in Louisiana almost solely on the wholly fabricated theories of two notorious forensic experts — pathologist Steven Hayne and odontologist Michael West, who peddled a theory known as bite mark analysis, John Grisham writes.
— Read on www.nola.com/opinions/guest_columns/bite-mark-analysis-jimmie-duncan-john-grisham/article_557bcd33-3640-4889-a955-2d481b067ab7.html
Forensics: appeals court finds gun forensic method is not ‘scientifically valid’
Subjectivity in bullet casing matching method is not based on scientific proof. Bitemark opinions are no better.
An Oregon appeals court found that the AFTE gun forensics method in cases involving shootings is not “scientifically valid” and could change how these cases are prosecuted in the state.
— Read on www.koin.com/news/oregon/oregon-appeals-court-finds-gun-forensics-method-is-not-scientifically-valid/
Forensics: How to request a remote Immigration hearing. Stay safe.
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Forensics: UK forensics disaster. Four Midlands murder cases collapse over police evidence failures
How dumb is this? 30,000 cases in the UK. Sounds like a total collapse of the criminal justice system.
Families denied justice over police failures around protecting evidence
— Read on uk.news.yahoo.com/four-midlands-murder-cases-collapse-043000616.html
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Forensics: Incompetent British forensic evidence retention lost thousands of criminal exhibits and records. 2012 closure of national Forensic Science Service to blame.
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Forensics: Bode lab lost DNA extract in murder case. Family gets no explanations.
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FDA chief pledges review of abortion pill mifepristone
Utter claptrap reasoning from the extreme Trumpers.
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary committed to reviewing the abortion drug mifepristone in a letter sent to Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.). “As with all drugs, FDA continues to closely monitor the postmarketing safety data on mifepristone for the medical termination of early pregnancy,” Makary wrote to Hawley. “As the Commissioner of…
— Read on thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5330774-marty-makary-fda-mifepristone-review/
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Forensics: Researchers sue New Jersey to obtain DNA evidence in Lindbergh baby kidnapping case | KU News
Ransom letters focus of curiosity. Someone must have Hauptman’s familial DNA to compare.
— Read on news.ku.edu/news/article/researchers-sue-new-jersey-to-obtain-dna-evidence-in-lindbergh-baby-kidnapping-case
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