Gerard Richardson: Nature Magazine takes on bite-mark evidence and other...
STORY: "Faulty forensic science under fire: US panels aim to set standards for crime labs," by reporter Sarah Reardon, published by Naure Magazine on February 6, 2014.GIST: "There is little evidence...
View ArticleBulletin; Henry Keogh; Australia; The South Australian Supreme Court hears...
STORY: "Henry Keogh murder appeal bid hears from expert medical witness about drug Hismanal," by reporter Loukas Founten, published by ABC on February20, 2014.GIST: Drowning victim Anna-Jane Cheney's...
View ArticleBulletin; David Eastman: Inquiry; Robert Barnes, a key forensic witness...
STORY: "David Eastman Inquiry: Australia; Robert Barnes seeks to join challenge," by Court Reporter Michael Inman, published by the Canberra Times on February 20, 2014;GIST: "A key forensic witness in...
View ArticleBulletin: Mark Lundy: New Zealand; His trial (following the quashing of his...
STORY: "Mark Lundy trial delayed until 2015," by reporter Rebecca Quilliam, published by The New Zealand Herald on February 19, 2014."GIST: "The gathering of complex scientific evidence has delayed the...
View ArticleBulletin; Ronnie Munoz-Hernandez: Ontario; Following his mistrial on a charge...
STORY: "Accused baby-sitter may go judge alone for murder retrial," by reporter Sam Pazzano, published by the Toronto Sun on February 19, 2014.GIST: "The murder trial of a babysitter accused of killing...
View ArticleBulletin: David Ranta: New York; The New York Times reports that "Man framed...
PUBLISHER'S VIEW: The dramatic increase in DNA exonerations in recent years has drawn attention to the cause of the wrongful convictions - including faulty eyewitness identification, cellmate...
View ArticleEd Graf: Texas; "Arson science" case. Dallas News lays its cards on the table...
EDITORIAL: "Cards on table in Graf case," published by the Dallas News on February 20, 2014.GIST: "We hope the judge in the case asks for an answer today in a hearing on Graf’s double-jeopardy claim,...
View ArticleBulletin: Ajitpal Singh Sekhon; Supreme Court of Canada tells prosecutors...
STORY: "Supreme Court halts use of expert opinions," by Justice Writer Sean Fine, published by the Globe and Mail on February 20, 2014.GIST: "The Supreme Court of Canada has told the country’s...
View ArticleMichael Morton: Texas; The Wrongful Convictions Blog's Nancy Petro supports a...
POST: "John Raley to judge: Never again show poor judgment on DNA," by Nancy Petro, published by the Wrongful Convictions Blog on February 20, 2014:GIST: "When John Raley met Michael Morton and became...
View ArticleBulletin: Henry Keogh: Australia; Hearing winds up; His lawyers say...
STORY: SA Supreme Court told Henry Keogh's latest claims insufficient to warrant landmark appeal case," by Chief Court Reporter Sean Fewster, published by the Advertiser, on February 21, 2014.GIST:...
View ArticleDavid McCallum: Hurricane Carter's dying wish: That Brooklyn District...
PUBLISHER'S VIEW: As a huge admirer of Rubin Carter - a great, courageous inspirational man, I am distressed to learn through this article penned for the New York Daily News to learn that he is on his...
View ArticleBulletin: Jennifer Del Prete: Illinois; Shaken baby syndrome case:...
POST: "Prosecutors request time to respond to Del Prete's claim that evidence was withheld," by Lauryn Schroeder, published by the Medill Justice Project on February 20, 2014.PHOTO CAPTION: "Accused...
View ArticleBulletin: David Ranta: Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson announces...
STORY: "Brooklyn D.A. names advisors for his review of convictions" by reporter Andrew Keshner, published by the New York Law Journal on February 24, 2014.GIST: "As New York City averted a lawsuit from...
View ArticleDavid McCallum: The Brooklyn Paper's story on efforts to have his case...
PUBLISHER'S VIEW: As a huge admirer of Rubin Carter - a great, courageous inspirational man, I am distressed to learn through this article penned for the New York Daily News to learn that he is on his...
View ArticleBulletin: Ed Graf; (Flawed "arson science" case); Texas: Judge has rejected...
STORY: "Waco: Judge refuses to dismiss capital murder charge" by reporter Paul J. Gately, published by KWTX on February 21, 2014;GIST: "State District Judge Matt Johnson Friday rejected a motion to...
View ArticleDelaware Medical Examiner's Office: Annie Dookhan's name just happens to pop...
STORY: "Drug scandal hits Medical Examiner's Office," by reporter Sean O'Sullivan, published by The News Journal on February 22, 2014.GIST: "In a growing scandal, investigators have discovered drugs...
View ArticleRaiesh and Nupur Talwar: Shree Paradkar's indictment of the application of...
PUBLISHER'S VIEW: I have previously run several posts on Shree Paradkar's accounts of the failure of India's law enforcement and legal systems to provide a fair trial to Rajesh and Nupur Talwar....
View ArticleLana Canen; South Bend Indiana; Innocent woman alleges she spent eight years...
PUBLISHER'S VIEW: I will be following this lawsuit with great interest as so many questions are swirling around it? How easy is it for a fingerprint examiner to make a mistake? Aren't there safeguards...
View ArticleBulletin: Anthony Ray Hinton: Alabama; U.S. Supreme Court pays a visit to the...
STORY: "Lawyer who didn't know about permissible expert-witness was ineffective, SCOTUS says," by reporter Debra Cassens Weiss, published by the American Bar Association Journal on February 24,...
View ArticleAnnie Dookhan: Boston Bar Association predicts Massachusetts could face...
STORY: "Mass. legal group says labs need more oversight," by reporter Denise Lavoie, published by Associated Press on February 10, 2014.GIST: "The state could face another drug lab crisis if it doesn't...
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