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FORENSICS | THE SILVER BULLET? : $715,000, three year long research project promises to support admissibility of BITE MARK IDENTIFICATION
Too bad the chief investigator has a history of being involved in the wrongful conviction of Robert Lee Stinson in WI. He reports (with other contributors, all are Marquette University faculty; mostly dentists) results that support the bite mark “match” he … Continue reading
FORENSICS | WHY FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY FAILS: AN ONGOING INNOCENCE PROJECT CASE
This blog relays multiple tales of inferior forensic science that has taken a serious toll on the lives of innocent criminal defendants. Page 4, as mentioned below, has a persuasive story about Gerald Richardson’s years long struggle to be freed … Continue reading
FORENSICS | COSTS OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS. Man imprisoned for faulty bite-mark wins $1,500,000.
The hurt keeps coming onto “board certified” dentists continuing to be members of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and are also members of the AAFS “recognized” American Board of Forensic Odontology. Both of these forensic organizations refuse to investigate members … Continue reading
Forensics : NY ADA in Bitemark Case, Melissa Mourges, an advocate for Bitemarks IDs, Gets a Free Lunch.
The NY ADA promoting the “science” of bitemark aided convictions has accepted an invitation. The AAFS and the US pro-bitemark posse, the ABFO, will underwrite her visit to the next annual meeting in 2014 in Seattle. You better get expenses … Continue reading
Posted in Bitemarks, Forensic Science
Tagged American Academy of Forensic Science, Bitemarks, Criminal Justice
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Despite unknown DNA from murder weapon: Other unreliable Forensic Evidence continues 20 year incarceration
The story continues of US judicial ignorance of scientific advances and what is “innocence.” Judges continue to adopt prosecutorial advocacy themes of “guilt regardless.” At the appellate level, erroneous forensic testimony from over-reaching experts , once presented as “scientifically certain” at … Continue reading
Posted in Bite Marks, Bitemarks, criminal justice, expert testimony, Forensic Science, forensic testimony, William Richards Exoneration Case, wrongful convictions
Tagged American Academy of Forensic Science, Bitemarks, Criminal Justice, DNA, Exculpatory Evidence, junk forensic science, wrongful convictions
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FORENSIC TESTIMONY: The “bad apple” history of bitemark cases: FORENSIC SCIENCE
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 matching in forensic science is a major component in criminal investigations. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
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