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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 | Richardson Bite Mark case exposes ABFO experts’ assurances as folly
Being “tough on crime” is a cliche used by some involved in politics, law enforcement, and used by certain forensic practitioners. I prefer the phrase “smart on crime.” Both may sound similar, but the “smart” inference means that forensic developments, … Continue reading
Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Bitemarks, Forensic Science, wrongful convictions
Tagged AAFS, ABFO, bite marks, Bitemarks, DNA, DNA profiling, innocence project, junk science, Radley Balko, wrongful convictions
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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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Another DA ignores DNA exclusion results from a bitemark
News Release: Go to next link to read a DAs ridiculous statement saying the DNA from a bitemark injury (vacating a wrong conviction) should NOT be used to “impune the reliability of” an ABFO bitemark expert and his “methods” who … Continue reading
Posted in Bite Marks, Bitemarks, criminal justice, CSI
Tagged Bitemarks, Criminal Justice, CSI, DNA, junk science, wrongful convictions
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BITEMARK EVIDENCE : THE FORENSIC DICHOTOMY : 24 CASES VS THEORIES
The courtroom and public rhetoric of bite mark proponents clearly ignores the reality of their casework. My latest book “Forensic Testimony” reveals the disconnect between judicial rules of evidence (which indicates the courts’ expectation of scientific reliability) and the self-serving … Continue reading
FORENSIC BITEMARKS: NOT CSI: ITS MORE LIKE A FORD PINTO
For my international readers, a Ford Pinto (made in the 1970’s) was an American car whose gas tank filler neck had a bad tendency to break leading to explosions in automobile accidents. It was sold as a cheap but safe … Continue reading
FORENSIC TESTIMONY | Bitemark reliability testing: See the real cases |FORENSIC EVIDENCE
A previous blog from CSI DDS stated that poor bite mark reliability (how often experts agree) is proof of the suspect nature of the outdated methods stubbornly maintained by leaders of the ABFO. Their opposition to review of its membership’s … Continue reading
US Exonerations: State by state with interactive data: Are there Forensic Science “Bad Apples?”
The NY Innocence Project has a virtual tour of exoneration data that quickly establishes the fact that wrongful convictions are NOT just a series of “bad apples” in an otherwise reliable (depending on your interpretation of “justice”) system. The bitemark … Continue reading
Forensic Testimony: Once again, exoneration cases support unreliability of experts trial opinions
Take some time (or more than one visit to get through the information) and follow this link (Forensic Testimony) to a greater understanding on why credibility for some forensic experts is waning or finally being extinguished. The chart posted above … Continue reading
Posted in Bite Marks, Bitemarks, criminal justice, CSI, Exoneration costs, expert testimony
Tagged AAFS, bite marks, Bitemarks, Criminal Justice, DNA, DNA profiling, Expert witness, FBI Crime Lab, Federal Bureau of Investigation, forensic examiner error, Forensic science, Innocence, junk forensic science, misidentification, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Science in Society, United States, unreliable
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