Larry Swearingen; Anthony Shore: Texas: "Texas inmate Larry Swearingen, who...
PASSAGE OF THE DAY: "Swearingen for years have said he is innocent and that they have experts who can show he could not have taken part in the murder. The lawyers have argued there were serious flaws...
View ArticleAreli Escobar: Texas; Court to determine if the Austin Crime Lab botched...
STORY: "Court: Examine if Austin crime lab botched death penalty evidence," by reporter Chuck Lindell, published by The American-Statesman on October 18, 2017.PHOTO CAPTION: Death row inmate Areli...
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State crime lab scandal: Massachusetts; Radley Balko: His heading says it...
PASSAGE OF THE DAY: "Meanwhile in Texas, the state’s highest court has ordered a hearing into whether the widening crime lab scandal in Austin may have tainted DNA test results in a death-penalty case....
View ArticleLarry Swearingen: Texas's DNA testing statute: Grits for Breakfast (Scott...
PODCAST: "Reasonably suspicious podcast," October 2017, featuring Scott Henson and Amanda Marzullo, with guest appearances by Sam Sinyangwe, Kathy Mitchell, and Sukyi McMahon."GIST: Scott (Henson) :...
View ArticleState Crime lab scandal: Massachusetts: Gloucester Times: "Our view: Another...
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "After the fiasco in the drug lab, we urged tight controls of the crime lab and serious oversight by the Legislature and outside agencies. With this report about damaging practices...
View ArticleNew York Crime Lab: DNA: Major Development; ProPublica persuades federal...
STORY:"Machine bias: Federal Judge Unseals New York Crime Lab’s Software for Analyzing DNA Evidence," by Lauren Kirchner, published by ProPublica on October 20, 2017. SUB-HEADING: "We asked the judge...
View ArticleNew Jersey: Latest U.S. crime lab scandals? 'Over 20,000 DWI convictions...
STORY: "Over 20,000 DWI convictions could get overturned in NJ," by reporter Christie Duffy, published by PIX 11 on October 24, 2017.GIST: "A letter has gone out to anyone arrested for drunk driving...
View ArticleJesse Lee Johnson: Oregon; Larry Swearingen; Texas; Post-sentence DNA...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: This post is highly relevant to the Larry Swearingen case in Texas. Swearingen is scheduled to be executed on November 16, 2017. From a previous post of this Blog (Link below)...
View ArticleDNA Series: (7): David Butler; Amanda Knox; Brian Shivers: DNA in the dock:...
STORY: "DNA in the dock: how flawed techniques send innocent people to prison," by reporter Nicola Davis, published by The Guardian on October 2, 2017.GIST: "Many juries believe crime-scene DNA...
View ArticleSherman Brown: Mississippi; Bite: (Case involves work of controversial...
PASSAGE OF THE DAY: "Carrington, who’s also challenging West’s analysis in an attempt to overturn a death penalty case in Columbus, calls West’s work “nonsense.” The state Supreme Court sent the...
View ArticleKirstin Lobato: Nevada; Excellent backgrounder - by reporter Jordan Smith -...
STORY: "In Bizarre Murder Hearing, Prosecutor Argues That Flies in Las Vegas Don’t Like Dead Bodies," by reporter Jordan Smith, published by The Intercept on October 25, 2017.GIST: "Larry and Becki...
View ArticleBarry Jones: Arizona: Brilliant story by reporter Liliana Segura - in...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: This detailed, thorough opus, written by a top-notch criminal justice reporter, cries out to be read to the end. Although it defies 'reduction' I will highlight a few of its many...
View ArticleBulletin: Five Miu family members: China: They have been exonerated (one was...
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "“DNA reports—like all evidence—can be faked, exaggerated or misinterpreted. Without data, DNA is meaningless.”Dr. Greg...
View ArticleMomentous Development: Larry Swearingen; Texas; The Chronicle reports that...
STORY: "Lawyers agree to DNA testing in Swearingen's death row case," by reporter Keri Blakinger, published by The Chronicle on October 29, 2017.GIST: "After years of courtroom wrangling, lawyers from...
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Susan Neill-Fraser: Australia; Last -ditch legal bid fro freedom begins in...
STORY: "Sue Neill-Fraser appeal: Key witness says she made a false statement out of fear," published by ABC News on October 29, 2017. GIST: "A key witness to the appeal bid of convicted murderer Sue...
View ArticleJames Duckett: Florida: Commentary: (Case involves discredited FBI hair...
COMMENTARY: "Settle questions on Duckett murder conviction: Test the DNA," by reporter Lauren Ritchie, published by The Orlando Sentinel on October 27, 2017.SUB-HEADING: "Rookie Mascotte Police Office...
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Susan Neill-Fraser; Australia; On-going appeal: Bulletin: ABC News reports:...
"A key defence witness in the appeal bid of convicted murderer Sue Neill-Fraser has told the Hobart Supreme Court he was prepared to lie for her. Neill-Fraser, 62, was jailed in 2010 for 23 years for...
View ArticleGrits for Breakfast: False confessions; The notorious Reid Technique; Grits...
POST: "False confessions, coercive interrogations, hardly a new problem," published by 'Grits for Breakfast, on October 8, 2017.GIST: "Not a Texas topic, but until this NY Times obituary, I'd never...
View ArticleSusan Neill-Fraser: Australia: On-going appeal: Bulletin: ABC News reports...
PASSAGE OF THE DAY: "Yesterday, Mr Jones was questioned by Neill-Fraser's lawyer Tom Percy QC and said he believed the DNA was transferred there directly. But he told the court today he could not rule...
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Susan Neill-Fraser on-going murder appeal: Defence to call another witness: A...
STORY: "Susan Neill-Fraser murder appeal: Accused ‘serial killer’ to have his say in court," by reporter Patrick Billings, published by The Mercury on October 31, 2017.Ads by KioskedGIST: A man accused...
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