FSN: Forensic Science News » HPD 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 Child Molester Possibly Freed Due to Lab Screw-Up http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/napper-child-molester-possibly-freed-due-to-lab-screw-up/ http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/napper-child-molester-possibly-freed-due-to-lab-screw-up/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:00:12 +0000 Forensics Guy http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/?p=627 This is the problem with situations where labs screw things up, like consuming all the evidence available for analysis.

It must have been a hard call for the Judge. No one wants to see a child rapist potentially set free, but in this country everyone is supposed to have their rights protected.

“This is

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In the interests of fairness in future reporting, distinction should and must be made between past

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