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Junk forensic science appeals largely hit a dead end because of appeal exhaustion.
Individuals convicted largely due to junk science face challenges finding legal remedies In the wake of last year’s FBI hair analysis error scandal, Arkansas defense attorneys are asking the state supreme court to grant clients convicted by the junk science … Continue reading
TX and CA: How Prosecutors ignore the effects of junk forensic science on their convictions.
CSI forensics seems to be infallible on TV. Not as much in the real world. Try reading”Bitten by Experts” from Jordan Smith at The Intercept. Its all about the junk. In the same vein, this article gives a closeup on where the … Continue reading
Doubts of arson reliability occurring in Pennsylvania. IP using Todd Willingham wrongful conviction expert
The prosecution claims “overwhelming” evidence exists even if an arson inspector’s opinions of this defendant’s guilt is no longer supported. The upcoming new trial will prove or disprove that theory. One glaring similarity of this case with Todd Willingham’s conviction … Continue reading
UK MD “Erased” Waney Squier “distain” for her peers is claptrap. Famed Spilsbury would be ashamed.
Spilsbury in his lab. A bunch of stuffed medical shirts demand their respect at all costs to public safety and claim “ipse dixit” expertise to those who submit to their “peer” review. “Disdainers” beware. Respect your betters in science or … Continue reading
The shocking and tawdry history of Forensics in Mississippi ignored by US 5th Circuit once again
The US Fifth Circuit turns its back on a huge forensics scandal in Mississippi I have spent nearly 20 years investigating cases from this state involving death penalty cases and life sentences related to the errant pathology and “science” experts … Continue reading
State liability for faked crime lab testing goes to the jury – Boston
Former state chemist Annie Dookhan was sentenced to three to five years in state prison after she pleaded guilty in 2013 to tampering with evidence and filing false reports. 9:15 am PDT update at the bottom Massachusetts is first up … Continue reading
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Overview about “Purg(ing) junk science from courtroom” : Effective National Policies Needed
Details into what the Texas Forensic Science Commission is all about. Too bad there are 48 other states without similar legislative produced review boards. The White House needs to become more active in supporting and implementing similar standards. So far … Continue reading
DNA ruled contamination from “unknown persons” over bitemark now ineffective for new Prade trial
Nothing but eyewitness testimony was used to convict Prade of murdering his wife. The court refuses to concede that neither unknown DNA taken from the “bitemark area” nor the pseudo-science of the prosecution’s bitemark expert would be grounds for a … Continue reading
Los Angeles leads in staggering financial effects of wrongful convictions in CA ; $221 million
This chart is from the Chicago-based Center on Wrongful Convictions parallel study on WC costs from about five years ago. This article is from California. Los Angeles leads with $93.3 million. “Released Wednesday, the analysis says mistakes in the state’s … Continue reading
Forensics : Montana State crime lab gets some positive PR, then this happens.
Here we go again…. Local media loves PR releases from chief Prosecutors and crime lab directors who talk about improvements to their response times for forensic analyses. It’s titled “The Reality of the Montana State Crime Lab.” It was first posted … Continue reading
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