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10 Oct 2015, 5:58 am
And the Innocence Project reports that bad forensic science contributed to the wrongful convictions of 47 percent of exonerees. [read post]
23 Sep 2020, 12:00 am
Forensic labs may not always have sufficient oversight to avoid mistakes. [read post]
13 May 2008, 10:41 am
A few years back I wrote on this topic,Forensic science isn't "objective" science, it's goal oriented. [read post]
20 Jul 2007, 7:04 am
A congressionally mandated committee, convened by the National Academy of Sciences, is examining the range of challenges facing practitioners of forensic science, including inadequate training and education of technicians; flawed testing techniques; insufficiently rigorous standards of evidence analysis; spotty proficiency testing; and erratic accreditation regimens. [read post]
18 Dec 2020, 8:27 am
The Innocence Project advocates that the government — including forensic laboratories, police, prosecutors — promptly and meaningfully correct and notify when issues with forensic science or evidence come to light, which San Francisco has done. [read post]
3 Jul 2019, 7:57 am
” The legalization has thrown a wrench into the prosecution of marijuana offenses as now the State will have to prove the percentage of THC: “Inside the Houston Forensic Science Center, where technicians test marijuana every week, scientists look at the plant under a microscope to detect small hairs unique to the Cannabis Sativa plant. [read post]
13 Mar 2013, 9:59 am
The general counsel at the Texas Forensic Science Commission has estimated that evidence was destroyed in 25-50% of cases where Jonathan Salvador performed testing. [read post]
14 Aug 2008, 4:49 am
A study of the first 86 DNA exonerations garnered by the Innocence Project estimated that faulty forensic science played a role in more than 50 percent of the wrongful convictions. [read post]
11 Aug 2016, 9:43 am
Kansas statutes require offenders ‘‘to pay a separate court cost of $400 for every individual offense if forensic science or laboratory services or forensic computer examination services are provided in connection with the investigation. [read post]
13 Jan 2012, 3:42 am
Specifically, the Court held that the government cannot substitute the testimony of a lab technician who was familiar with the procedures used in analyzing a blood sample for the presence of alcohol for the testimony of the technician who actually conducted the test. [read post]
30 Oct 2007, 11:28 am
Forensic "experts" are usually technicians with little more than a college degree and often less. [read post]
15 Apr 2017, 5:04 am
It was post about “forensic science. [read post]
11 Jul 2008, 3:00 pm
Forensic science isn't neutral and the criminal justice system shouldn't pretend that's the case just for convenience's sake. [read post]
29 Sep 2009, 3:44 am
Only time will tell.But even if the crime lab meets all current standards, there's increasing evidence that current standards often aren't good enough to pass scientific muster.I didn't write much about the National Academy of Science's book-length report on forensics when it came out this spring because the legislative session was full upon us, but that document deserves more focus than I've given it, though it's received wide attention in other… [read post]
22 May 2016, 11:13 pm
Nearly all of what passes for forensic science is bullshit.Fingerprints? [read post]
25 Sep 2009, 11:29 am
After Texas injected Cameron Todd Willingham with a lethal drug cocktail for setting a fire that killed his three children, the state created the Forensic Science Commission, which then hired a national fire expert to investigate. [read post]
28 Jun 2010, 4:53 am
The DPS actually hired a terminated DNA supervisor whom even HPD found was unsuitable after it was revealed she helped technicians "excel" on their proficiency exams. [read post]
27 Dec 2009, 9:20 am
.'s top forensic scientist has been transferred out of the police department amid an increasingly bitter conflict for control of the city's crime laboratory.William Vosburgh was brought in amid much fanfare to assist construction of a long-delayed, $140 million crime laboratory and to build a top-flight forensic science program to match it. [read post]
24 Jun 2011, 4:58 am
The defense remains free to challenge any and all forensic evidence. [read post]
17 Mar 2010, 12:29 pm
” In my initial post on the Gates case, I cited the National Academy of Science recommendation on the need to preserve the scientific integrity and independence of forensic laboratories. [read post]
