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18 Nov 2015, 7:27 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Forensic sciences taken down a pegNews first broken on this blog that DNA mixture evidence involved subjective interpretation by technicians using non-standard methodologies and often dubious probability calculations has completed the circle begun with the publication of the 2009 National Academy of Sciences report, "Strengthening Forensic Science: A Path Forward. [read post]
17 Nov 2015, 5:11 pm by The Law Office of Philip D. Cave
This past April, the FBI made an admission that was nothing short of catastrophic for the field of forensic science. [read post]
10 Oct 2015, 5:58 am by SHG
And the Innocence Project reports that bad forensic science contributed to the wrongful convictions of 47 percent of exonerees. [read post]
30 Sep 2015, 9:09 am by Lawrence Taylor
That is because their lab technicians have never performed "method validations" on their testing procedures – a fundamental check and balance in the science world. [read post]
23 Jun 2015, 2:23 pm by Georgialee Lang
Grenier’s sweatshirt that an RCMP forensic technician testified belonged to Kyle Unger. [read post]
19 Apr 2015, 2:48 pm by Michael Lumer
 To say this is perhaps the single largest forensic scandal in criminal prosecutions is probably an understatement. [read post]
19 Apr 2015, 2:48 pm by Michael Lumer
 To say this is perhaps the single largest forensic scandal in criminal prosecutions is probably an understatement. [read post]
28 Sep 2014, 4:52 pm
A Nassau County Criminal Lawyer said the blood was tested at the Division of Medical-Legal Investigations and Forensic Sciences, County of Suffolk, New York. [read post]
2 May 2014, 6:00 am by Christopher G. Hill
Certainly not rocket science, but has proven very effective over the years. [read post]
8 Jan 2014, 1:10 pm by Michael Lowe
The new law allows Texas judges to overturn convictions upon a showing that forensic evidence used to get a conviction is bad forensic science or “junk science. [read post]
28 Nov 2013, 7:40 am
As the NAS Report revealed, forensic analyses "are often handled by poorly trained technicians who then exaggerate the accuracy of their methods in court." [read post]
24 Oct 2013, 8:48 am by Gritsforbreakfast
He cited the Forensic Science Commission report to say that evidence still existed for re-testing in 50-75% of cases. [read post]
16 Oct 2013, 12:35 pm by Michael Lowe
Willingham was convicted anyway and later executed; after his death, that flawed forensic evidence was questioned and analyzed, putting the Texas Forensic Science Commission under real scrutiny by the news media and others. 3. [read post]
8 Oct 2013, 5:30 am by Steven Eversole
Mistakes by a single forensic technician has the potential to impact hundreds if not thousands of cases. [read post]
7 Oct 2013, 5:00 pm
Mistakes by a single forensic technician has the potential to impact hundreds if not thousands of cases. [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]