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Efforts to rid court system of outdated and flawed forensic “expertise”

Posted on June 1, 2015 by csidds

Old Convictions, New Science Texas tackles debunked forensics. This legislative process in Texas reflects how the monolithic (i.e huge) US criminal justice system “repairs” itself. I use the word “repair” very loosely in that people have to be injured, killed … Continue reading →

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Forensics: What’s the world coming to? Now the FBI is saying their DNA lab calculations since 1999 are incorrect?

Posted on May 30, 2015 by csidds

The tainted atmosphere surrounding forensic science in general and specifically in regards to the devastating FBI faux pas from their elite hair people is still bouncing around the media-verse. With that still happening, the FBI now says their DNA population … Continue reading →

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Testimony of an FBI hair analyst

Posted on May 30, 2015 by csidds

Nothing cuts through the current hyperbole of forensic science reform debates and counter debates than reading what the “elite” of the FBI hair comparison people actually said in US courtrooms. The following is testimonial evidence from an actual case. Things … Continue reading →

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The Forensic Science Weekly: The strange, disturbing and “appalling.”

Posted on May 29, 2015 by csidds

When the “elite” of the FBI fall from “grace.” Op-ed. I might also used the term “arrogant.” A recent news release states a new law enforcement think-tank-forensic-institute will “shore-up” hair comparisons and bitemarks.” This totally ignores the physical limitations of hair … Continue reading →

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Forensics: Fire Chief resigns after falsifying evidence, FBI hair debacle casts generalized doubts, TX leads in wrongful convictions and wants a fix

Posted on May 27, 2015 by csidds

Fire chief resigns after lying about his credentials and arson evidence. Forensic hair analysis: Evidence of more federal governmental dysfunction How pizza can be tested for DNA evidence. Protocol used in Wash DC family murder investigation. Washington man imprisoned by … Continue reading →

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“A Public Safety Issue” | US Cops would rather bust pot users and issue traffic tickets than investigate years old rapes

Posted on May 22, 2015 by csidds

This all boils own to lack of $$ incentives for police agencies to do real and thorough policing. Instead of swatting marijuana users (recreational and medical pot criminalization) , the cops need to get off the drug-war-gravy-train (Fed$$) and their … Continue reading →

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Court tosses convictions but won’t say couple is innocent

Posted on May 21, 2015 by csidds

Originally posted on Wrongful Convictions Blog:
No matter how much evidence of innocence might exist, it is sometimes next to impossible to get the courts to fully admit error. That’s what happened yesterday, when Dan and Fran Keller, who were…

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Politicos start talking about flawed forensic sciences

Posted on May 21, 2015 by csidds

Five US Senators weigh into flawed forensic methods exemplified by the FBI hair comparison fiasco. More. US Senate hearing on backlogged rape kits. $1B spent so far over ten years, the end is still not in sight. More. Sweat from … Continue reading →

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A dysfunctional case of judicial dyslexia useful for a glimpse in wrongful conviction ligitation

Posted on April 16, 2015 by csidds

By Andrew Cohen from The Marshall Project We know more every day about the ways wrongful convictions happen. An indigent defendant gets an incompetent attorney. Or prosecutors hide exculpatory information from the defense. Perhaps there is a false confession, coerced … Continue reading →

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US Justice: Incentivising the death penalty for prosecutors’ advancement and political gain

Posted on April 6, 2015 by csidds

Here we have Radley Balko on Louisiana’s two “hit men for the death penalty” who seem to have run aground on the reef of their own ambition and indifference to what most of us call “justice.” http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2015/04/06/in-louisiana-prosecutor-offices-a-toxic-culture-of-death-and-invincibility/

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