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'Forensic Bitemark Identification: Weak foundations, Exaggerated claims';...
PAPER: "Forensic Bitemark Identification: weak foundations, exaggerated claims," by Barbara E. Bierer, C. Michael Bowers, Mary A. Bush, Peter J. Bush, Arturo Casadevall, Simon A. Cole, M. Bonner...
View ArticleAnthony Gray: Maryland: False confessions (1): Reid technique; Yale Law...
LAW JOURNAL ARTICLE: "From False Evidence Ploy to False Guilty Plea: An Unjustified Path To Securing Convictions," by Katie Wynbrandt, published by The Yale Law Journal, as Volume 126, 2016, in...
View ArticleMichael Burgund: Illinois; False confessions (2): Convicted of raping two...
STORY: "Man convicted of raping two little girls gets new trial, life sentence overturned," by reporter Elizabeth Donald, published by the Belleville News-Democrat on November 22, 2016. (Thanks to The...
View ArticleDarren Cave: Indiana; False confessions (3): Did his disturbed mental state...
STORY: "Attorney says Jeffersonville murder suspect was coerced into confession Detective, prosecutor stand by interrogation ," by reporter Elizabeth Depompei, published by The News and Tribune on...
View ArticleU.B. Thomas III: Kentucky; False confessions (4); Convicted of arson six...
STORY: "Convicted arsonist to get another day in court after investigators admitted they gave him alcohol," published by WDRB on November 22, 2016. (Thanks to The Wrongful Convictions Blog for bringing...
View ArticleSanta Clara County crime lab: California; The Mercury News (reporter Tracey...
STORY: "Doubts about forensic test could undermine dozens of sex cases," by reporter Tracey Kaplan, published by The Mercury News on December 3, 2016. Tracey Kaplan is a reporter for the Bay Area News...
View ArticleAnthony Ray Hinton: Alabama: (Flawed ballistics 'evidence.'): South African...
STORY: "Capital punishment: A thin line between life and death," by Ruth Hopkins, published by The Daily Maverick on December 2, 2016. (Ruth Hopkins of the Wits Justice Project was awarded the...
View ArticlePedro Hernandez: New York; False confession case (5); Bulletin: Wall Street...
"The prosecution is expected to rest its case Monday in the retrial of Pedro Hernandez, the New Jersey man accused of killing 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979. Wrapping up last week, prosecutors showed...
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G. Michelle Yezzo; James Ferguson; Columbus Dispatch editorial: "Crime labs...
In the years since I started publishing this Blog I have become increasingly disturbed by the 'white elephant' in the room: Sheer, unadulterated, willful misconduct in the criminal justice system -...
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Prosecutor Shane Britton: Brown County Prosecutions Office; Texas: (Where...
In the years since I started publishing this Blog I have become increasingly disturbed by the 'white elephant' in the room: Sheer, unadulterated, willful misconduct in the criminal justice system -...
View ArticlePedro Hernandez: New York: Bulletin: False confession case. Ongoing...
"The man who confessed to murdering 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979 has a personality disorder that makes him susceptible to delusions, a psychiatrist testified Monday. Dr. Michael First said he diagnosed...
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Misuse of informants probe: Orange county, California: White elephant case?...
In the years since I started publishing this Blog I have become increasingly disturbed by the 'white elephant' in the room: Sheer, unadulterated, willful misconduct in the criminal justice system -...
View ArticleTyrone Noling: Ohio: How can police and prosecutorial 'tunnel vision' - "a...
STORY: "Law Enforcement Officials Argue that Death Row Inmate Tyrone Noling is Innocent," by Eric Sandy, published by Scene on December 5, 2016.GIST: "A new video brings together a former Portage...
View ArticleNuper and Rajesh Talwar: Gulf News reports that the convicted murderers of...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: It is sad to learn that Nupur and Rajesh Talwar have not yet been cleared by the Indian Courts and free of the stigma of being accused of murdering their daughter Aarushi, in a case...
View ArticleAnthony Ball: Bulletin: Ongoing trial: Prosecution case: Day two of jury...
"Anthony Ball denied several times he fatally injured his girlfriend's daughter nearly two years ago.Two police investigators testified Wednesday that Ball said he found Athena Ramey unconscious on a...
View ArticleFlawed Forensics: Georgia State University Dean Jessica Gabel Cino observes...
QUOTE OF THE DAY:"Reliance upon the adversary system to prevent wrongful convictions and weed out junk science requires a leap of faith that ultimately undermines the integrity of the criminal justice...
View ArticleChris Tapp: Idaho; False confession case; Bulletin; A mixed victory on his...
"Judge Alan Stephens has dismissed part of one of Chris Tapp’s petitions for post-conviction relief, while allowing other parts to move forward. While Thursday’s ruling is mixed, it leaves Tapp an...
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Jailhouse snitches: (Part 1): Edward George McGregor: Texas; White Elephant...
In the years since I started publishing this Blog I have become increasingly disturbed by the 'white elephant' in the room: Sheer, unadulterated, willful misconduct in the criminal justice system -...
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Technology: Justice by algorithm: The Atlantic (author George Joseph) takes a...
STORY: "Justice by algorithm" by George Joseph, published by The Atlantic (Citylab) on December 8, 2016.SUB-HEADING: "Baltimore uses a little-known risk assessment tool to help make bail decisions....
View ArticleSonya Farak: Massachetts; Bulletin: Hearings aimed at determining when...
GIST: "It's been almost three years since former Amherst state lab chemist Sonja Farak pleaded guilty to evidence tampering and other crimes, but the scope of her wrongdoing, and when it started, has...
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