FSN: Forensic Science News » Massachusetts http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes and Opinion by a Real Forensic Scientist Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:20:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 MELENDEZ-DIAZ v. MASSACHUSETTS http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/melendez-diaz-v-massachusetts/ http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/melendez-diaz-v-massachusetts/#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:16:36 +0000 Forensics Guy http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/?p=395 The recent Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decision in Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts has sent a shockwave through the forensic science community in the United States.

In a community comment forum for forensic scientists, there was a comment from an analyst from another country, that stated they didn’t see what the big deal

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Massachusetts State Police lab collect and store DNA profiles they shouldn’t be allowed to. This is an inherent problem with databases that collect personal information, when there is no oversight. The police can store information they are not supposed to. This case may or may not have been “accidental”, but

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