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The Texas Forensic Science Commission is implementing more conservative standards in DNA testing where there is “mixed DNA.” Some pieces of evidence, such as doorknobs, might have multiple subjects’ DNA on them. The new standards will use new statistical data released… Continue Reading →
A Fayette County judge determined in a hearing that the bite-mark expert “could not testify to a reasonable scientific degree of certainty about the validity of bite-mark analysis.” The expert later told the judge “he started to doubt the validity of… Continue Reading →
From Barbara Etter, APM: Have just finished reading a very good article from the Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG, a previous Australian High Court Judge who is highly respected and known for his genuine concern about miscarriages of justice. The… Continue Reading →
In a Future Tense piece, Rebecca Wexler examines the advantages of defendants having access to the software code used to convict them, such as the code used in DNA software or forensic devices.
Colin Starger provides remarkable mapping of the authority relied on in the Court’s Kublicki opinion: [T]he Kulbicki court does cite one 5-4 decision, 2005’s Rompilla v. Beard. Yet this too is a savvy rhetorical choice. In granting IAC relief, the… Continue Reading →
This week, we will ask commentators to weigh in on the Supreme Court’s per curiam ruling in Kulbicki. One jumping off point is a comparison to last year’s per curiam opinion in Hinton v. Alabama, another case examining lawyer’s failure… Continue Reading →
The per curiam order reversing the Court of Appeals of Maryland is available here – http://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/100515zor_4f15.pdf#page=77. We hope to bring you more commentary on the ruling later this week. The state habeas litigation revolved around an FBI agent’s testimony as the prosecution expert on… Continue Reading →
Forensic scientists from the University of South Florida will use 3-D printers to recreate skulls and facial features of nine unidentified murder victims, with cases dating as far back as 1967. They hope to present 9 busts to the public in… Continue Reading →
The FBI flagged a common formula used before juries to communicate the likelihood of a DNA match being duplicable for “minor discrepancies.” A study conducted found that the numbers used to determine the likelihood of another match were miscalculated based on population. As a… Continue Reading →
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