After the wrong guy goes to prison, police use the DNA brought forth by the CWC and pops the right guy. http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-77263625/
Judges to not have the tools to counteract the effects of biased experts. See PBS/Frontline/CSI http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/criminal-justice/real-csi/can-juries-rely-on-forensic-experts/
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
Chicago’s machine politics invades the criminal justice system. Outside influences used to prevent or at least delay ex mayor Daley Jr. from giving courtroom testimony. The case in point deals with litigation aiming to release an imprisoned victim of long … Continue reading
This article shows the problems that surround attempts to reveal police misconduct when coverups, goofs by federal investigators and good ole back door jury tampering occurs. Note the Justice Departments is hiding the ball on the details of what they … Continue reading
The financial connection between wrongful convictions and the costs to taxpayers is a fairly new topic for media discussion. It is rather localized (a $10 million civil award 2013 case from Chicago) in information as nationwide statistics do not appear … Continue reading
The topic of personal liability for forensic expert witnesses has been around for a couple of decades. I am not talking about an expert being sued by his/her client for negligent actions in the course of the employment (traditionally this … Continue reading
I couldn’t pass this up. Anyone interested in a lengthy but VERY thorough deconstruction of prosecutors’ history of self serving misuse and abuse of their powers and the judiciary’s (specifically the US Supreme Court) demoralizing actions to preserve this imbalance. … Continue reading
This blog on the Milke case from Maricopa County (Sheriff Arpaio’s neighborhood) adds considerable detail to the opposing forces present when a conviction has been remanded for retrial and/or the defendant’s release. Its the same old story. Here’s a partial … Continue reading
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