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23 Jun 2015, 2:23 pm by Georgialee Lang
Grenier’s sweatshirt that an RCMP forensic technician testified belonged to Kyle Unger. [read post]
1 Sep 2016, 9:00 am by Mitra Sharafi
Spellbinding cases illustrate the development of modern techniques of English forensic science and the waning authority of the English forensic pathologist. [read post]
23 Nov 2009, 9:00 pm
. - The prosecutor presented the testimony of the cop, the breath technician, and the Virginia Department of Forensic Sciences person who certified the Intoximeter. - We presented the testimony of our own Intoximeter EC/IR expert, who testified that: -- The Intoximeter should have been recalibrated after the gas was replaced in the machine, but there was no recalibration. -- The Intoximeter does not make room for mouth temperature variations. [read post]
3 Apr 2020, 10:24 am by jlucivero
As recommended by the National Commission on Forensic Science (NCFS), any lab that encounters forensic missteps has a duty to rectify those breaches through a root cause analysis to find the systemic source of the problem. [read post]
20 Apr 2007, 10:05 am by Bridget
He said notification would be one of several procedures studied by a new Forensic Science Review Committee being formed with four senior police officials and two civilian forensic scientists.But the creation of an oversight panel made up mainly of police personnel does not go far enough, Mr. [read post]
28 Mar 2012, 7:59 am by Gritsforbreakfast
" 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]
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 by Gritsforbreakfast
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 by Brian Y. Silber
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 by SHG
Forensic science reform is finally here. [read post]
18 Jul 2013, 8:39 am by Gritsforbreakfast
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]
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]
23 Jan 2010, 7:35 am by Gritsforbreakfast
FBI lab technicians compared bullet fragments from a crime scene with bullets possessed by suspects. [read post]
19 Feb 2009, 3:46 am
"The new National Academy of Sciences report on forensic science mirrors findings of a 2004 Chicago Tribune series, 'Forensics Under the Microscope.' The Tribune found that a number of forensic disciplines, including some used in police stations and courtrooms every day, relied on flawed science, and their use contributed to the arrests and convictions of innocent people. [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]
25 May 2020, 1:46 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
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]