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Seriously? It’s an all to common expression nowadays, but apropos to this story. A teen carrying a purse with a firearm DESIGN, was detained by the TSA at the airport. Seriously? What’s next? T-shirts that have images of firearms? Vanessa Gibbs, 17, said officials with the Transportation Security Administration at Norfolk International Airport stopped her during a security screening because they [Continue Reading Seriously TSA?…]  Another case to be heard by the US Supreme Court where the State doesn’t want their forensic science evidence questioned by the defense. ON Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Williams v. Illinois, the latest in a string of cases addressing whether the Sixth Amendment’s confrontation clause — which gives the accused in a [Continue Reading Another Attempt By the State to Shield Forensics From Cross-Examination…] Oakland County Crime Lab has recently been ASCLD-LAB certified. They claim that as a result they can apply for federal grants. They could always apply, ASCLD-LAB doesn’t have control over federal grant money, yet. The Michigan State Police Crime Lab is right to seemingly question “why?” DNA, like trace analysis, is a discipline of forensic since generally [Continue Reading Oakland County Crime Lab Wants to Start DNA Testing…] When a lab has a policy to deliberately obfuscate the results of forensic examinations, in order to support the prosecution’s theory of the case, that’s gross institutional bias. They aren’t even trying to pretend to be fair, impartial scientists. It might be time to consider hiring new employees who haven’t been tainted with such unprofessional attitudes. A judge should [Continue Reading Fairness Needed In Forensic Labs…] Private labs are often needed to help perform specialty or quick turn-around time analysis. Sometimes it’s more cost effective to pay an outside private lab to perform analysis, then to commit a significant portion of the crime lab staff for extended periods of time on a single case. The DA’s office charged Nasmeh with murder in 2004. [Continue Reading County Crime Lab Needed Help From Private Forensic Lab…] |
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