U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' war on science/forensics: (Part...
COMMENTARY: " A closer look at the evidence," by Clyde Haberman, published by The New York Times on April 26, 2017.SUB-HEADING: "The back story on bad forensic science."SUB-HEADING: "With the Trump...
View ArticleA decade later; The Goudge Inquiry; Disgraced former pathologist Charles...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Two important stories published this weekend (Saturday April 29, 2017) raise serious doubts, ten years later, about what was learned from the Gouge inquiry, which as the Toronto...
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A decade later: The Goudge Inquiry; Disgraced former pathologist Charles...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Two important stories published this weekend (Saturday April 29, 2017) raise serious doubts, ten years later, about what was learned from the Gouge inquiry, which as the Toronto...
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DNA mix-up; West Australia: Investigation launched after wrong man convicted...
STORY: "PathWest DNA mix-up: Investigation launched after wrong man convicted" by reporter Eliza Laschon, published by ABC NEWS on April 28, 2017.GIST "The WA Government is demanding answers after a...
View ArticleA decade later: (Part 3): Hospital for Sick Children Toronto; Dr. Gideon...
STORY: "Years before Motherisk scandal, SickKids stood by doctor who wrote ‘poison pen letters,’ by reporter Rachel Mendleson, published by The Toronto Star on April 30, 2017.SUB-HEADING: "The ongoing...
View ArticleA decade later: (Part four): Hospital For Sick Children; Dr. Gideon Koren;...
EDITORIAL: Rachel Mendleson reports in her Toronto Star story, (April 29, 2017) headed, "Years before Motherisk scandal, SickKids stood by doctor who wrote ‘poison pen letters,' that, after finding...
View ArticleU.S. Attorney General Jeff Session's war on science/forensics: (Part...
EDITORIAL: "21,587 reasons to fix forensic science," published by The New York Times on April 27, 2017.GIST: "Last week, prosecutors in Massachusetts agreed to throw out more than 20,000 drug...
View ArticleRichard Beranek; Wisconsin. FBI flawed hair matching evidence. Dee J. Hall....
STORY: "Innocent people convicted from flawed hair evidence: FBI admits error in 90% of hair and fiber cases, including 13 in Wisconsin," by Dee J. Hall, Wisconsin Center for Investigation. Published...
View ArticleJohn Jackson: Cameron Todd Willingham; From the 'what goes around comes...
STORY: "Former Texas Prosecutor Probably Sent Innocent Man to His Death. Now He’s on Trial for Misconduct," by Jordan Smith, published by The Intercept on May 2, 2017. (Jordan Smith is a state and...
View ArticleSandra Higgins: Ireland: Shaken baby Syndrome case: Bulletin: Irish Times...
"The retrial of a child-minder charged with causing serious harm to a 10-month-old baby has collapsed because of a juror researching the case on the internet. Minutes after the jury had retired to...
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U.S. Attorney General Jeff Session's war on science/forensics; (Part...
COMMENTARY: "When So-Called Real Science Becomes Junk Say no to science, but yes to punishment? Criminal justice has just taken a step backward," by Toni Messina, published by Above the Law on May 1,...
View ArticleFormer prosecutor John Jackson: Cameron Todd Willingham; Texas; Radley Balko...
COMMENTARY: "A Texas prosecutor is on trial for alleged misconduct," by Radley Balko, published by The Washington Post on May 3, 2017; (Radley Balko blogs on 'The Watch' about criminal justice, the...
View ArticleSandra Higgins: Ireland; (Shaken Baby Syndrome case); Bulletin: Mistrial:...
"There are increasing concerns within the legal community about the influence of the internet on juries in criminal trials as a second major case in a month collapsed because a juror was conducting...
View ArticleHassan Diab: Canada: (Detained following extradition to France): Toronto Star...
COMMENTARY: "French prosecution of Canadian Hassan Diab a travesty," by Faisal Kutty, published by The Toronto Star on May 4, 2017. (Faisal Kutty is counsel to KSM Law, an associate professor at...
View ArticleAdam Hayes; Illinois; Outdated arson 'science.' Buzzfeed: "This Chicago Man...
STORY: "This Chicago Man Was Sentenced To Life On A Faulty Arson Conviction — Now He’s Getting Out," by reporter Mike Hayes, published by BuzzFeed on May 3, 2017.PHOTO CAPTION: "Adam Gray was convicted...
View ArticleReid Technique: Confessions: Seattle Community Police Commission to review...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE; This is a positive development. The Reid technique has dominated North American policing without critical examination. The Seattle Community Police Commission believes review of...
View ArticleConfessions: Walter Agrod; Walter Ogrod: Pennsylvania; Dubious confessions,...
STORY: "The trials of Walter Ogrod: The shocking murder, so-called confessions, and notorious snitch that sent a man to death row" by Tom Lowenstein": book note published by The Death Penalty...
View ArticleSherman Brown: Virginia; Lawyers in innocence bid in a 1969 murder respond...
"Lawyers for an Ivy man who claims he is innocent of a 1969 murder contend the Virginia attorney general office's opposition is based on argument, not evidence or expert opinion. Sherman Brown, 69,...
View ArticleFaulty Gunshot Residue Tests: South Carolina: Bulletin: Forensic Magazine...
"Possible errors in nearly 227 gunshot residue tests done in State Law Enforcement Division labs have caused the agency to launch a review of those tests, delaying some criminal prosecutions around the...
View ArticleHannah Overton: Texas: Bulletin: Major Development: Corpus Christi Caller...
"Nueces County District Attorney Mark Gonzalez intends to dismiss Hannah Overton's case and to include language that declares her innocent in the death of a 4-year-old child she and her husband were...
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