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When the medical examiner seems to be, well, a bit off during his dotage, but still works.
Body of Evidence: Forgotten Forensics What’s clear are the DAs from this state acting as if that they can “handle” an expert with arguably diminished memory. Wanna bet it depends if his opinion benefits their prosecution? I also doubt that … Continue reading
Shocking. How long it took to debunk the FBI’s use of hair – Brandon Garrett
Santae Tribble is just one of many hundreds of victims of junk forensic testimony. Its a long read, but this journal article (in Litigation of the American Bar Association) by Professor Brandon Garrett runs the true story about the decades … Continue reading
When crime labs go rogue. Safety suffers. Honesty seems more doubtful.
Max Houck (@maxmhouck) used to run the Washington DC Forensic Science facility which then boasted as being “independent” a la Houston’s Forensic Science Center. Above is his Twitter response to and post about police managers refusing an open and transparent scientific … Continue reading
False forensic testing adds to growing mistrust of cops, their labs and prosecutors
A couple of telling articles call again for the public to understand how the relationship between cops , their crime labs and prosecutors lead to false convictions via intimidating suspects into pleading guilty via misused field testing kits. Barry Scheck … Continue reading
“Field tests” of forensic evidence a presumptive disaster: inaccuracies prejudice 1000’s
The genesis of forensic analysis or “testing in the field” probably goes back to….. Sherlock Holmes Criminal sleuthing at a crime scene or during an investigatory “police stop” is a popular topic in the forensic science commercial laboratory R&D industry. Taking the … Continue reading
Texas Symposium on Exonerations, bad forensics, bad prosecutions and the death penalty.
Anyone out there knowing a DA supporting the death penalty as a secure means of doling out proper justice in the US might do well to send him/her the information flyer showing the topics being discussed in Houston this August. … Continue reading
Recuse San Bernardino’s DA Mike Ramos from pursuing a free Bill Richards
Its been 10 days since his abrupt release from state prison to an overnight stay at the San Bernardino West Valley Detention Center to then walking free into the California desert heat. Bill Richards now is processing his new life in … Continue reading
TV Interview with Bill Richards on his 23 year conviction dismissal. #XONR8
See the KTLA TV interview with Bill Richards and his @CA_Innocence team minutes after San Bernardino DAs Mike Ramos and Michael Risley reluctantly dismiss all murder charges.
San Bernardino DA shows his continued wish to re-convict Bill Richards @CA_Innocence
In this local SB article, San Berdoo’s Deputy DA Risley shows the “finality of guilt” still lives in his mind regardless of the junk science he constructed to convict Bill Richards’ in his 1997 trial. His continued efforts shows a … Continue reading
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‘Vindictive Prosecution’ hangs over DA reluctant to not recharge Bill Richards
Today’s article from Jordan Smith at The Intercept provides history and new developments to Bill Richards’ 23 year journey from a murder conviction to freedom despite District Attorney Mike Ramos unerringly “stupid” threats of re-investigating Richards for the murder of … Continue reading
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