Tag Archives: innocence project

Bite mark expert defends his methods as good for the court system without scientific validation

Posted on July 1, 2013 by csidds

Use this as a counter-point to the recent Associated Press investigation on the failure of bite mark comparisons as a reliable forensic science. Over at the Bite Marks Evidence blog, David Averill posts this incredible video used in a 2011 … Continue reading →

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PRESS RELEASE: San Diego man talks about his case-ending exoneration

Posted on June 27, 2013 by csidds

This is the first information regarding the comments from Uriah Courtney regarding his years in jail and attitude regarding his wrongful conviction. Another notable story is the CIP co-director Justin Brooks and a San Diego DA, Brent Neck’s comments about … Continue reading →

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50 Years of Judicially Determined BRADY Violations Against Prosecutors are Worthless

Posted on May 30, 2013 by csidds

This op-ed from the HuffPost’s Radley Balko makes the case that prosecutorial misconduct is a factor in a majority of exoneration cases and exists in other criminal convictions.  The judicial and legal organizational responses to violations of Brady are nil. Legal … Continue reading →

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Cases and Opinions on Bitemark Evidence

Posted on April 2, 2013 by csidds

go to http://www.bitemarks.org The blog listed above tells the story of the effects of unvalidated bitemark opinions in the US. The major culprits are selected members of the America Board of Forensic Odontology. http://www.abfo.org

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