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28 Mar 2012, 7:59 am
" States inherently have a role regulating forensic science because forensic evidence is most often used in state courts. [read post]
13 Feb 2009, 11:08 pm
People who have seen it say it is a sweeping critique of many forensic methods that the police and prosecutors rely on, including fingerprinting, firearms identification and analysis of bite marks, blood spatter, hair and handwriting.The report says such analyses are often handled by poorly trained technicians who then exaggerate the accuracy of their methods in court.It's authors recommend the creation of a federal agency "to finance research and training and promote… [read post]
23 Mar 2016, 3:25 am
Errors made by crime lab technicians will skew the results. [read post]
22 Apr 2009, 7:35 am
The post, quoting an article from DailyJournal.com, should be an example and a warning for all who think that forensic science in DUI cases is unassailable. [read post]
6 Apr 2013, 7:18 am
I've already provided links to the Associated Press and Texas Tribune coverage of yesterday's Texas Forensic Science Commission meeting to complete their final report on the DPS-Houston crime lab scandal involving since-resigned lab analyst Jonathan Salvador. [read post]
18 Jan 2010, 12:00 pm
In 2005, the United States Congress ordered the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study on forensic science to address problems like these. [read post]
13 Nov 2009, 8:14 am
†Bradley shot back almost immediately: “Bassett utterly failed to adopt even a definition of negligence or misconduct to be applied to investigations of forensic science. [read post]
20 Mar 2007, 12:21 am
I've wondered before how it is that accuracy so often appears to have become optional in forensic science? [read post]
17 Dec 2015, 4:30 am
Forensic science reform is finally here. [read post]
10 Mar 2007, 7:04 am
LSUHSC provided the land for a new forensic crime center that will both provide ready access for autopsies to local investigators as well as a training ground for doctors training in the forensic sciences. [read post]
18 Jul 2013, 8:39 am
The practice was deemed “highly unreliable” in the 2009 National Academy of Science report on forensic science, Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward. [read post]
23 Jan 2010, 7:35 am
FBI lab technicians compared bullet fragments from a crime scene with bullets possessed by suspects. [read post]
22 Jul 2008, 9:26 am
Forensic analysts sometimes accuse the wrong person, and some forensic science is more accurate than others. [read post]
5 Feb 2009, 7:44 am
The report by the National Academy of Sciences is to be released this month. [read post]
25 May 2020, 1:46 pm
This presentation on the challenges of implementing the Fair Defense Act included a chart demonstrating smaller Texas counties are still resisting requirements to appoint counsel for indigent defendants in misdemeanor cases.Texas Forensic Science Commission: The commission has published a complete list of licensed technicians and forensic analysts in Texas. [read post]
17 Nov 2015, 5:11 pm
This past April, the FBI made an admission that was nothing short of catastrophic for the field of forensic science. [read post]
27 Jun 2009, 12:57 pm
Savage reported that "Defendant can cross-examine forensic experts, Supreme Court rules; Technicians who prepare crime lab reports can be called forth as witnesses, justices say, reversing a conviction of a Massachusetts man accused of selling cocaine. [read post]
10 Apr 2013, 10:57 am
Maybe with the latest revelations by the Texas Rangers and the Texas Forensic Science Commission, public perception will change. [read post]
17 May 2012, 1:40 pm
Here's this week's round up of forensic news: Illinois prosecutors have dropped rape charges against Bennie Starks, who spent 20 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. [read post]
19 Apr 2015, 2:48 pm
To say this is perhaps the single largest forensic scandal in criminal prosecutions is probably an understatement. [read post]
