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Forensics : Streaming Presentation on Flawed Forensic Science and Innocence
This comes from West Virginia School of Law’s recent weekend symposium with some heavy hitters of sci evidence law, forensics, innocence litigators, and the media. Thanks to Brandon Garrett. Entire program on Youtube. Needs some editing. But, here is the agenda and … Continue reading
Forensic Science Reform naysayer takes a jab at the US DOJ for further scrutinizing forensic “error”
Here is a narrative by a fellow who spends money on PR releases about forensics. This piece is regarding the speech given last week by Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates at the annual meeting of the American Academy of … Continue reading
UK: Typical PR ad about a lukewarm improvement in looking at shoeprints
Its great to know that university people are looking to improve imaging for impression evidence. This time its shoe prints. Too bad the experimenter thinks that “gait” leads to a “somewhat distinctive” pattern which then begs the question about … Continue reading
#AAFS2016 to showcase scientific proofs that bitemark IDs are not reliable
This article highlights the research of Mary and Peter Bush at the U of Buffalo which will again be presented at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences annual meeting in Lost Wages, NV. Peter and a few others (including me) … Continue reading
NIST $20M funded statistician says there is “no good reason” for bitemark identifications
This continues the US forensic saga and underscores why all the bitemark ID cases are junk opinions. It also contradicts and makes moot the NIST sponsored National Forensic Science Commission’s bitemark committee outcomes. I mentioned at some point in the … Continue reading
BBC on Bitemarks – “An enormous task” to review old cases and convictions and executions
The bitemarkers claim they will assist in the now pending review of all their cases. Lets just say that their days of credibility as “scientific experts” are over. This article talks about the conviction and execution of David Wayne Spence. … Continue reading
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
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
“Criminal convictions are final, and science moves on,”
This quote is telling and runs the gamut of what the Texas Forensic Science Commission is dealing with the bitemark believers. Here is another forensic battle of similar proportions. The grueling task of unwinding scientifically unsupported Shaken Baby cases from decades … Continue reading
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