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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...] Apparently criminal defense attorneys think highly of the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences (SWIFS). If you recall, we posted an entry a while back about SWIFS. Briefly an employee was terminated for purportedly not passing training milestones. The ex-employee contends he was fired for whistle-blowing about deficiencies in the crime lab. Below is [Continue Reading More info on the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences...] Apparently prosecutors don’t like criminal defense attorneys to cross-examine forensic scientists. They’d rather just have a piece of paper in court that can’t be cross-examined. To that goal the recent Melendez-Diaz decision is up for review. Prosecutors hope that the new Justice Sotomayor (an ex-prosecutor herself) will side with them, throw due process out the [Continue Reading Melendez-Diaz Under Attack by Prosecutors...] If you recall a while back there was breaking news about the Colorado Springs Crime Lab reanalyzing all their 2009 blood alcohol cases after finding errors that showed an ongoing high bias. Below is an interview of a prominent Colorado Springs DUI Attorney Timothy R. Bussey. Timothy R. Bussey’s phone started ringing when Colorado Springs Police announced [Continue Reading DUI Attorney Interviewed Regarding Blood Test Errors...] 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 [Continue Reading Sheriff Obtains 3D Laser Scanner for Crime Scenes...] |
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