High-tech in the courtroom series: Part Eight; (Yes, dear readers; the series...
STORY: "Don't slow your roll - People look guiltier when their actions are viewed in slow motion Slowing down footage in criminal cases may dramatically sway life-or-death decisions - by Beth Moles,...
View ArticleNika Larsen: Oregon: (Crime lab corruption series: Part One)...(From our...
STORY: "Former Lab Analyst Charged with Stealing Morphine from Evidence Locker," by Sean Allocca, published by Forensic Magazine on 28 July, 2016. (Sean Allocca is editor of Forensic Magazine.)GIST:...
View ArticleDevontae Sanford: Michigan; False confession case. (True confession to the...
COMMENTARY: "How Wayne County failed Davontae Sanford, and us," by David Moran and Megan Crane," published by The Detroit News on August 9, 2016. (David Moran is the director of the Michigan Innocence...
View ArticleNika Larsen: Oregon; (Crime lab corruption series: Part Two)... Oregon...
STORY: "Oregon DA is gunning for justice in review of convictions," by Associated Press reporter Andrew Selsky, published on July 25, 2016.PHOTO CAPTION: "Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel...
View ArticleJohnny Small: North Carolina; (Alleged police coersion of key prosecution...
"A former Wilmington police officer denied Wednesday he threatened a teenager in 1988 with the death penalty to get him to testify against then-15-year-old Johnny Small in a murder case for which...
View ArticleFlawed FBI hair matching testimony: (Santae Tribble); Blogger Mike Bowers of...
POST: "Shocking. How long it took to debunk the FBI's use of hair - Brandon Garrett," by Mike Bowers, on his Blog 'Forensics in Focus: CSIDDS' published on August 10, 2016.GIST: "Its a long read, but...
View ArticleJoseph Buffey: West Virginia; Bulletin: Pre-trial hearing held for Joseph...
"Joseph Buffey was in court Thursday for a pre-trial hearing. He is expected back before his trial begins in October. Buffey had pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting an 83-year-old woman in 2001 and...
View ArticleJohnny Small: North Carolina: Major Development; Freed on bond; The judge has...
"A judge says a North Carolina man who was jailed as a teenager for murder 28 years ago can be released from prison once he posts bond. North Carolina Superior Court Judge W. Douglas Parsons ruled...
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Kamalkant Shah; New Jersey; (Crime lab corruption series; Part Three); New...
STORY: "14,800 N.J. drug cases potentially undermined after faked lab test, judge says," by reporter S.P. Sullivan published by New Jersey Advance Media on June 29, 2016. (Thanks to the phenomenal...
View ArticleBrendan Dassey: Wisconsin; Major Development: Bulletin: His homicide...
"Brendan Dassey's conviction in the death of Teresa Halbach has been overturned. Dassey, Steven Avery's nephew, was sentenced to life in prison with no parole for 41 years after he was convicted in...
View ArticleAisling Brady McCarthy; Ireland; Bulletin; Innocent nanny now faces civil...
"Innocent nanny Aisling Brady McCarthy has been served with papers here in Ireland for a new case in the US, according to The Irish Sun. The 38 year old Cavan native was cleared of murder charges last...
View ArticleAdnan Syed: Maryland; Bulletin; Defense Attorneys for Serial's Adnan Syed...
"Defense attorneys for Serial podcast subject Adnan Syed are fighting the Maryland attorney general's appeal of a ruling that vacated Syed's 2000 murder conviction for the murder of his ex-girlfriend...
View ArticleCrime lab corruption series; (Part Four): Florida: Whistleblower Tiffany...
STORY: "Broward Sheriff's Office Forensics Lab Could Be Mishandling DNA Evidence, Whistleblower Warns," by reporter Jerry Iannelli, published by The Broward New Times on June 29, 2016.GIST: "In March...
View ArticleAisling Brady McCarthy: Ireland; Bulletin: Charges dropped in America last...
"A Massachusetts court has found Irish nanny Aisling Brady McCarthy civilly liable for the death of a one-year-old baby left in her care. Rehma Sabir (1) died in January 2013 after she was found...
View ArticleCrime lab corruption series; Texas; Part Five; Houston lawyer JoAnne Musick...
COMMENTARY: "More HPD Crime Lab Problems; This Time it’s the Crime Scene Unit," by JoAnne Musick, published by The Musick law firm home page, on July 29, 2016.GIST: "Yes, I said HPD Crime Lab rather...
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Gary Dotson: Illinois; Bulletin: Momentous Anniversary: 7 years ago today...
"On the evening of July 9, 1977, the victim was walking home from work when two men forced her into the back seat of a car and raped her. She later testified that one of the men tried to write words on...
View ArticleDennis Dechaine: Maine; Denial of post-conviction review; Routine destruction...
STORY: "Dechaine's case highlights need for more reform," published by The Courier-Gazette on July 28, 2016. GIST: "This week we end our series on the case of Dennis Dechaine, who was convicted in 1989...
View ArticleGarr Keith Hardin; Jeffrey Clark: Kentucky: Major Development: Over the...
STORY: "Pair in supposed Satanic murder to be freed" by reporter Andrew Wolfson, published by the Courier-Journal on August 15, 2016.PHOTO-CAPTION: "Inmates Garr Keith Hardin and Jeffrey Dewayne Clark...
View ArticleWhy so Many “Confessions” in Shaken Baby Syndrome Cases? An important post by...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Some posts are worth repeating; This certainly applies to Phil Lockes's post published on the Wrongful Convictions Blog about a year ago (July 24, 2015) entitled: "Why so many...
View ArticleGuilty plea: Bulletin: Nika Larsen: Oregon; Forensic Magazine reports that...
"A disgraced former crime lab analyst plead guilty, today, to stealing some 700 pills from 50 separate evidence items, according to reports. Nika Larsen, now 36 of Bend, Ore., was accused of stealing...
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