FSN: Forensic Science News » Forensic http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes and Opinion by a Real Forensic Scientist Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:00:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Prosecutors Move To Seize Control of Crime Lab http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/prosecutors-move-to-seize-control-of-crime-lab/ http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/prosecutors-move-to-seize-control-of-crime-lab/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:32:16 +0000 Forensics Guy http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/?p=239 digg_url = 'http://digg.com/general_sciences/Showdown_over_DNA_lab_reflects_national_debate_Los_Angeles#'; The Orange County Prosecutor’s Office move to wrest control of the crime lab away from the sheriff’s department. While outsiders sometimes point out that having a crime lab under the control of a police agency can lead to lab staff being pressured to bias their opinions, or perhaps even those

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]]> http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/prosecutors-move-to-seize-control-of-crime-lab/feed/ 0 Innocence Project presses for improved evidence standards http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/innocence-project-presses-for-improved-evidence-standards/ http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/innocence-project-presses-for-improved-evidence-standards/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:41:52 +0000 Forensics Guy http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/?p=169 digg_url = 'http://digg.com/general_sciences/Innocence_Project_presses_for_improved_evidence_standards#'; This article hits on a very important point. The popular TV show states “the evidence doesn’t lie.” That’s true, but evidence doesn’t speak either. It’s up to the forensic scientists at trial to give voice to the evidence. The problem lies in the interpretation the forensic scientists

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]]> http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/innocence-project-presses-for-improved-evidence-standards/feed/ 1 CSI NY # 505 “The Cost of Living” http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/csi-ny-505-the-cost-of-living/ http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/csi-ny-505-the-cost-of-living/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:33:27 +0000 Forensics Guy http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/?p=167 digg_url = 'http://digg.com/television/CSI_NY_505_The_Cost_of_Living'; While investigating the murder of a famous archaeologist, Mac and the team unravel a murder mystery over 70 years in the making.

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Forensic points of interest this episode:

Rat blood detected on the oven mitt.

A zip-gun made from a ballpoint pen.

One of the clues the team

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I went out and watched The Dark Knight this weekend. Good movie. I’m not sure it’s as good as all the buzz surrounding it, but worth the ticket price.

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