Sheriff Obtains 3D Laser Scanner for Crime Scenes

Imagine pros­e­cu­tors and crim­i­nal defense attor­neys being able to vir­tu­ally walk a jury around a crime scene, so demon­strate their case. Seems that a North Carolina Sheriff’s Department is get­ting their hands on tech­nol­ogy capa­ble of doing just that.

The Iredell County com­mis­sion­ers had a diverse array of mat­ters come before them for action at

[Continue Reading Sheriff Obtains 3D Laser Scanner for Crime Scenes…]

Phoenix Police Investigate Phoenix Crime Lab

Criminal defense attor­neys are going to love this.  Anytime you have a sit­u­a­tion where evi­dence is mis­han­dled, it ques­tions the reli­a­bil­ity of foren­sic test results.  Apparently the Phoenix Police Department is inves­ti­gat­ing claims that crime lab staff left evi­dence behind at crime scenes, and threw away fin­ger­print evidence.

 

PHOENIX — CBS 5 News obtained sworn affi­davits by

[Continue Reading Phoenix Police Investigate Phoenix Crime Lab…]