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Long victory for criminal defense attorney Robert Wicoff means more bad press for Houston PD. 27 years ago Michael Anthony Green was convicted and sent to jail for a crime he didn’t commit. Wicoff blames the false arrest/conviction on shotty police work. The release can be credited to DNA analysis. DNA tests as part of a reopened A recent Houston Chronicle editorial blasts the Houston Crime Laboratory. The article starts off by stating: On television, on the police drama CSI (for Crime Scene Investigation), the brilliant, dedicated completely professional staff of the Las Vegas Police Department solves every crime that comes into its hands through flawless forensic science and with ironclad integrity each [Continue Reading Scathing Article About Houston PD Crime Lab…] The Houston Chronicle, a popular source for information about the infamous Houston PD crime lab, just ran an op-ed piece on changes in policy at the Harris County Prosecutor’s Office. What can you do with one molecule of crack? Nothing, really. It won’t get you high, and you can’t sell it. Heck: You can’t even see it. [Continue Reading Fitting the crime: Focus more on rapists than crack residue…] The Houston Chronicle published a op-ed over the weekend, calling for change in their police crime lab. Even going as far as suggesting it’s time to close it down, and open up a regional crime lab that works with, but is independent of law enforcement agencies. According to the audit, HPD workers often overlooked prints or [Continue Reading Houston Chronicle on the Houston PD Crime Lab…] My last blog post seems to have a much “rosier” view on the current state of the Houston PD crime lab fingerprint unit, than the local newspaper did here. A Houston Police Department official confirmed Wednesday that a criminal investigation is under way into alleged wrongdoing at HPD’s fingerprinting comparison unit, which is under scrutiny following an |
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