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Mess up, stolen drugs, perjury, in Medical Examiner crime lab leads to lawsuit
This Delaware case should show that wrongful convictions and junk forensic science are not a figment of the media’s imagination. “The medical examiner’s laboratory has since been replaced by the Division of Forensic Science under the Department of Safety and … Continue reading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
Texas Prosecutor who sent innocent man to death row is disbarred
This result goes on a very short list of ex-DAs who get punishment for cheating during their prosecution cases. The flip side is that most state Bar associations and Attorney Generals have ignored pursuing charges against lawyers who judges have … Continue reading
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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
Texas leads in tackling enormous potential changes in Forensic DNA cases
Editorial: Texas does the right thing in tackling enormous DNA review So, what’s happening in the rest of the US criminal justice’s scientific world on this topic? (excerpt) Imagine if hundreds of thousands of criminal cases across America suddenly had … Continue reading
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Texas Forensic Commission may take the national lead in eradicating bitemarks
Dr. Mary Bush is the pretty one. She and her hubby Peter have spent a decade forming scientific studies which debunked and then pissed off alot of dental bitemark experts in the US. These same media discredited experts comprise the … Continue reading
Exonoree Jeffery Deskovic slams appointment of DA to New York Appeal Court
Of course the appointment started with the state governor, went to the Senate and then got rubber stamped by the NY State Bar. Deskovic has a history of receviving less than fair treatment by the NY judicial system. He was … Continue reading
Empirical science ignored in these new and old cases; Bitemarks win, DNA loses
When science is not important, forensic evidence is just hocus-pocus ( i.e. mumbo-jumbo; “complicated activity or language usually intended to obscure and confuse” ) in the courtroom. All I can say from the cases in The Latest from the World of … Continue reading
Is Forensic Science Capable of Correcting Its Woes?
The seminal theme of the US forensic community professes that it can solve its own problems. I doubt it. The public sees in the media these negative forensic themes: undo police/DA/politico attitude influences, the imbalance of drug testing predominating over … Continue reading
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