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A 1993 homicide conviction was recently overturned by a judicial review panel. The reason? The state didn’t disclose information to the criminal defense attorney (or even the jury), that would potentially exculpatory to the defendant. Remember in the United States we have an adversarial legal system. Attorneys for both sides basically try to [Continue Reading Another Example of Why Greater Transparency is Needed in Crime Labs...] An article in the Arizona Republic indicates the prior accusations relating to the quality of work performed at the Phoenix PD Crime Lab is more politically motivated, based on a union trying to keep a group of employees from leaving. Stay tuned. A Phoenix labor-relations board is scheduled to hear testimony Wednesday from police crime-lab employees after [Continue Reading Phoenix Crime Lab Labor Relations Tension Escalates...] Finally some sense interjected into the criminal justice system, as it relates to expert witness testimony. Fifth Circuit holds that “absent novel challenges, fingerprint evidence is sufficiently reliable to satisfy Rule 702 and Daubert,” and a Daubert hearing is not necessarily required, in United States v. John, _ F.3d. _ (5th Cir. Feb. 9, 2010) [Continue Reading Daubert Hearing Only Needed for Novel Challenges...] Apparently marijuana lovers have found a legal loophole in obtaining the high of their choice – a variety of products sold as incense, laced with synthetic chemicals similar to the psychoactive chemicals found in marijuana. Real marijuana JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri — There may be nothing like the real thing, but some industrious marijuana users have As much as the public and politicians hate to hear it, forensic examinations are expensive. They throw money at the system, and expect instant results. The problem is, that in order for a crime lab to increase output, they need to train new employees. In the short term, this reduces the amount [Continue Reading Lawmakers Demand an End to Crime Lab Backlog...] |
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