Christina Cinelli-McFall: Florida; Trial date set for "shaken baby" case...
STORY: Innocence Project takes aim at Flagler baby abuse case," by reporter Tony Holt, published by the Daytona Beach News Journal, on January 2, 2013. (Thanks to the Wrongful Convictions Blog for...
View ArticleBulletin; Mark Duggan: UK; Inquest jury rules that police shooting was...
STORY: "Mark Duggan killing lawful, says jury," published by BBC News on January 8, 2014.GIST: "Mark Duggan, whose death sparked riots in England in 2011, was lawfully killed by police, an inquest jury...
View ArticleBulletin: Jonathan Salvador and others; The Texas Forensic Science Commission...
POST: "Commission to discuss reviews of flawed forensic disciples," published by "Grits for Breakfast" on January 4, 2013:GIST: "The Texas Forensic Science Commission meeting next week in Austin...
View ArticleDNA analysis; New technology which could accelerate exonerations has not yet...
STORY: "Is DNA analysis stick in the past? New tech could free people from prison - but no one's rushing rushing to test it," by Matt Stroud, published by the Verge on January 2, 2014. (Matt Stroud...
View ArticleBulletin; Annie Dookhan aftermath: The ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)...
STORY: "State ACLU urges Mass. high court to dismiss all Annie Dookhan cases," by reporter Milton J. Valencia, published by the Boston Globe on January 9, 2014.GIST: "The American Civil Liberties...
View ArticleChristina Cinelli-McFall: Family members of injured boy go to press to...
STORY: "Hospitalized Palm Coast child's family tires of wait, refutes defence," by reporter Tony Holt, published by News-Journal on January 9, 2014.SUB-HEADING: "Christina Cinelli-McFall of Palm Coast...
View ArticleDanny Brown: "little Kids do lie," another "Must Read" from Jeff Gamso from...
POST: "Little kids do lie," published by blogger Jeff Gamso on his Blog "Gamso for the defence: commentaries of an Ohio criminal defence lawyer," on January 3, 2013.GIST: "The only witness to Bobbie...
View ArticleDavid Bain; Mark Lundy; Arthur Allan Thomas; Teina Pora; New Zealand; Labour...
STORY: "Review of 'clumsy' court process could save millions," published by TVNZ on January 2, 2014. (No attribution to reporter); GIST: "Millions of taxpayers' dollars could be saved by setting up an...
View ArticleTeina Pora; New Zealand; This case, which has forensic implications, is being...
STORY: "Teina Pora case: Police fear miscarriage of justice," by reporter Phil Taylor, published by the New Zealand Herald on August 3, 2013.GIST: "In an unprecedented move, the Police Association is...
View ArticleArthur Allan Thomas: New Zealand; This case, which involves the planting by...
WIKIPEDIA ENTRY: Arthur Allan Thomas;GIST: A Royal Commission of Inquiry was established, headed by retired New South Wales Justice Robert Taylor. This declared Thomas to have been wrongfully charged...
View ArticleBulletin: Rodney Reed: Death row; Texas; U.S.Court of Appeals turns down his...
STORY: "Death row inmate denied new trial," by reporter Michael Aaron, published by KXAN on January 11, 2014.SUB-HEADING: "Rodney Reed on death row for 1996 rape, murder."CAPTION: "The Fifth Circuit...
View ArticleAnnie Dookhan aftermath: WBUR reports that despite scandals, U.S. crime labs...
STORY: "Despite scandals, nation's crime labs have seen little change," by reporter Deborah Becker, published by WBUR (an NPR station) on January 5, 2014.GIST: " The now-closed Hinton Drug Lab, where...
View ArticleProsecutorial misconduct and forensic evidence: New York Times editorial...
EDITORIAL: "Rampant prosecutorial misconduct," published by the New York Times on January 4, 2014. (Thanks to the Wrongful Convictions Blog for drawing this editorial to our attention.)PUBLISHER'S...
View ArticleDr. Vincent DiMaio; Peter Neuefeld; They are among appointees to the...
POST: "Hervey, DiMaio named to National Commission on Forensic Science, published by Grits for Breakfast on January 13, 2014.GIST: "Judge Barbara Hervey of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and...
View ArticleBulletin: Jonathan Salvador: Grits for Breakfast calls Texas Court of...
POST: "Salvaging Salvador: CCA (Court of Criminal Appeals) reverses course in DPS (Department of Public Safety) crime lab mess," bu Scott Henson, published by "Grits for Breakfast. on January 15,...
View ArticleThe San Antonio Four: Elizabeth Ramirez, Kristie Mayhugh, Cassandra Rivera...
STORY: "The mystery of the San Antonio Four," by Maurice Chammah, published by the Texas Observer on January 7, 2014.GIST: "At first, Anna was a little distrustful of Elizabeth’s new friend. While...
View ArticleBulletin: Hephzibah Olivia Lord; Aggressive interrogation technique comes...
STORY: "Attornies in Dallas police false-arrest trial make final cases," by reporter Kevin Krause, published by the Dallas News on January 15, 2014;GIST: " (Defence lawyer) Tittle also talked about...
View Article"I googled it," said the crime lab. Another illuminating post from Justin J....
POST: "I Googled it," said the crime lab," by Justin McShane, published on his blog "The truth about forensic science," on January 7, 2013.GIST: "We have posted here before stories about drug seizures...
View ArticleBulletin: Larry Swearingen; Texas. Death Row; He is the subject of a TV...
STORY: "TV crime show focuses on local murder case," by reporter Russell Ledbetter, published by The Courier of Montgomery County, on January 17, 2014. The TV finale of season four of “Facing Evil...
View ArticleDaniel Villegas: Important Texas Monthly article demonstrates how DNA...
STORY: "How to get a teenager to admit to a murder he didn't commit," by Nate Blakeslee, published by Texas Monthly on January 8, 2014.SUB-HEADING: "An El Paso police investigator bullied...
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