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Chris Fabricant of the IP talks about judges avoiding science in the courtroom
“At some point, we have to acknowledge that precedent has to be overruled by scientific reality.” Some of that science — analysis of bite marks, latent fingerprints, firearms identification, burn patterns in arson investigations, footwear patterns and tire treads — … Continue reading
Bitemark dentists get put into civil court to hear from exoneree Robert Stinson
” We conclude that we lack jurisdiction to hear the defend‐ ants’ appeals of the denial of qualified immunity because those appeals fail to take the facts and reasonable inferences from the record in the light most favorable to Stinson … Continue reading
Forensics and Law for the Week: From the News and Courts in the US
Scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Michigan State University have published a new study on the development of an algorithm that can determine whether a fingerprint found at a crime scene contains enough information to be uploaded … Continue reading
Reversal of Conviction started Statute of Limitations for Federal Wrongful Claim?
Sent back for a new trial after being released from prison because of prosecutorial misconduct, the defendant gets barred from suing the prosecutor and cops over his original incarceration. Judge dismisses wrongful imprisonment suit against former Blount County prosecutor and detective … Continue reading
When Science turned Criminal Investigating on it’s Head – Jeffreys and DNA
DNA EVIDENCE FREES THE INNOCENT A time-line look at how science brought independent verification to police ‘science.’ From that came wrongful convictions showing up decades of police and prosecutorial infallibility. http://reason.com/archives/2017/07/18/dna-evidence-frees-the-innocen In another glowing example of infallible arrogance, USDOJ boss … Continue reading
Simple Fire Science for Arson Investigators and Courts – by John Lentini
John has waged a very effective movement towards improving arson investigations from their origins as a science lacking high school level quasi police discipline. What Fire Litigators Need to Know in 2017 John’s history on the effects of junk fire … Continue reading
Public attitude toward government crime labs may be dwindling.
This is not a theme that shows up in any law enforcement or prosecutor-driven media within the US. That goes for the @IAI, @NDAAjustice or the USDOJ The National Review The Crisis in America’s Crime Labs. a spin-off of the above titled: … Continue reading
Cops bail on finding real perps after “their perp” gets freed from the “Country Dentist”
Nationally, the Innocence Projects have handed the police over 100 DNA profiles of ‘strong’ suspects uncovered by IP exoneration litigation. No one in the LEO industry does much about followup, according to this article. LEOs and DAs take the low … Continue reading
DNA lab in Miami is blazing a path towards perfection – Judges ignores failures
Here is more on DNA mixture interpretation, and how prosecutors and judges (N=1) just do not want to cope with cleaning their forensic houses of incorrect protocols in order to advance with science. Ridiculous. It’s medical malpractice if health professionals … Continue reading
Lamenting leaving courtroom science admissibility to cops and lawyers
“Bite marks is the obvious example. It’s inconceivable to most of us as to how this stuff even continues to be admitted.” – member on the National Commission on Forensic Science. Here’s from the US District Attorneys Association (@NDAAJustice ) … Continue reading
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