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FORENSICS | WHY FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY FAILS: AN ONGOING INNOCENCE PROJECT CASE
This blog relays multiple tales of inferior forensic science that has taken a serious toll on the lives of innocent criminal defendants. Page 4, as mentioned below, has a persuasive story about Gerald Richardson’s years long struggle to be freed … Continue reading
FORENSICS | Richardson Bite Mark case exposes ABFO experts’ assurances as folly
Being “tough on crime” is a cliche used by some involved in politics, law enforcement, and used by certain forensic practitioners. I prefer the phrase “smart on crime.” Both may sound similar, but the “smart” inference means that forensic developments, … Continue reading
Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Bitemarks, Forensic Science, wrongful convictions
Tagged AAFS, ABFO, bite marks, Bitemarks, DNA, DNA profiling, innocence project, junk science, Radley Balko, wrongful convictions
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FORENSICS | COSTS OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS. Man imprisoned for faulty bite-mark wins $1,500,000.
The hurt keeps coming onto “board certified” dentists continuing to be members of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and are also members of the AAFS “recognized” American Board of Forensic Odontology. Both of these forensic organizations refuse to investigate members … Continue reading
(CIP) California Innocence Project’s Accomplishments in 2013- DONATE!!
A Fight for Freedom in 2013 Dear CIP Supporters, With your donations and support, 2013 proved to be a very busy year at CIP… CIP client Uriah Courtney, who had served 8 years for a rape he did not … Continue reading
Forensics: The chilling connection between prosecutorial misconduct, wrongful convictions and the death penalty.
Just 2 percent of counties in America are responsible for more than half the nation’s executions, and those same counties have been responsible for a disproportionate share of high-profile prosecutorial misconduct and exonerations following wrongful convictions. In a report released … Continue reading
#Forensic Testimony: Science, Law and Expert Evidence: A Book Review
The latest review of this book is by Professor Jane Taylor, University of Newcastle, Ourimbah NSW 2011, New South Wales, Australia. The book is published by Elsevier/Academic Press and is available on Amazon.com. Forensic Testimony by C. Michael Bowers. This is a … Continue reading
#Forensic #Exoneration in NJ rejects bitemark IDs but NY still uses bitemark proofs in upcoming trial.
Why does the US judicial system, (adhering to its fragmented and often contradictory judicial opinions) and still claiming to be the protector of human rights and life and liberty of its citizens, put up with a defective product known to … Continue reading
#Forensic #Science: “Locard’s Exchange Principle” takes a hit from a New Jersey DA overwhelmed by #DNA #Exoneration
The scientific sleuths form the past and present must be rolling over in their condominiums. See Richardson. The transfer of physical or biological material between two separate sources (in biology think spitting on your hands before swinging at a baseball … Continue reading
#Forensic Fiction: A DA’s desperate attempt to save her case in #NewJersey #DNA #exoneration
News Release: Go to the link to read a New Jersey DA’s ridiculous statement saying the DNA from a bitemark injury (vacating a wrongful conviction) should NOT be used to “impune the reliability” of an ABFO bitemark expert and his … Continue reading
Despite unknown DNA from murder weapon: Other unreliable Forensic Evidence continues 20 year incarceration
The story continues of US judicial ignorance of scientific advances and what is “innocence.” Judges continue to adopt prosecutorial advocacy themes of “guilt regardless.” At the appellate level, erroneous forensic testimony from over-reaching experts , once presented as “scientifically certain” at … Continue reading
Posted in Bite Marks, Bitemarks, criminal justice, expert testimony, Forensic Science, forensic testimony, William Richards Exoneration Case, wrongful convictions
Tagged American Academy of Forensic Science, Bitemarks, Criminal Justice, DNA, Exculpatory Evidence, junk forensic science, wrongful convictions
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FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends 