Latest News on Forensic Science and Criminal Law
-
Join 227 other subscribers
Tag Archives: AMERICAN BOARD OF FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY
The expanding Constitutional Rights of a defendant to expect reliable forensic evidence
The US Constitution may have alot to say about Bill Richard’s right to fair trial, including any forensic evidence. It wasn’t always that way. Here is Virginia law professor Brandon Garrett providing a very complete look at the blend of trending … Continue reading
Forensic Commission making suggestions about how and why bitemarks fall short of science
Today (Friday) the Texas Forensic Sci Panel will bring out their final position on bitemarks in the state. Here are some of their reasons why it will not be positive for the bitemarkers. The article misleads the scope of the Commission … Continue reading
Getting rid of bitemarks in Texas is progressing nicely, but more work needed
Note: the challenge in all this is to influence 50 state courts to wake up about the damage created by forensic flim-flam experts. Texas Forensic Science Commission to recommend a moratorium on bite mark evidence by Radley Balko This is … Continue reading
More bitemark defenders talk about “throwing babies out of bathtubs” and their expertise
For educational purposes only This copyrighted Wall St Journal article gives us what the Texas Forensic Sci Commission is up to regarding bitemark cases. What’s notable are some quotes from the bitemark advocates. They never say something like “we don’t … Continue reading
Peter Neufeld on the simple reasons bitemarks are dangerous to public safety and US justice
The Innocence Project’s co-founder on NPR explains the fundamental reasons why bitemark matching believers ( a shrinking few at this point) preaching before the National Commission on Forensic Science, the White House Office of Science and Technology and the Texas … Continue reading
Texas Forensic Commission may take the national lead in eradicating bitemarks
Dr. Mary Bush is the pretty one. She and her hubby Peter have spent a decade forming scientific studies which debunked and then pissed off alot of dental bitemark experts in the US. These same media discredited experts comprise the … Continue reading
Houston crime lab needs to look into its bitemark experts’ current casework
The inquiry of the Texas Forensic Science Commission on bitemark evidence casework has opened a window into over 30 cases involving this debunked use of skin injuries purported to be like fingerprints. What’s unsaid are data about any current cases … Continue reading
Is Forensic Science Capable of Correcting Its Woes?
The seminal theme of the US forensic community professes that it can solve its own problems. I doubt it. The public sees in the media these negative forensic themes: undo police/DA/politico attitude influences, the imbalance of drug testing predominating over … Continue reading
Taking bitemark evidence to the White House: Video speaker provides no answers to wrongful convictions
When you have no scientific proofs to contradict years of unreliable expert testimony and false forensic education on the subject, this speaker just blames everyone but himself. He doesn’t dare answer the scientific inquiries of this White House panel on … Continue reading
Forensics: How human bitemarks should be used by prosecutors.
(photo credit: C. Michael Bowers and Raymond Johansen. From Digital Analysis of Bitemark Evidence. c 2004). This is an experimentally produced bitemark on a deceased pig ear. The bitemark was made by Dr. Johansen biting the specimen. Unfortunately, this amount of … Continue reading
FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends 