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It would appear everyone is having similar reactions to the results of the North Carolina SBI crime lab review. A review of the blood analysis unit at the State Bureau of Investigation’s crime lab found analysts omitted, overstated or falsely reported blood evidence in 230 cases – 190 of which went to trial. Of those, 80 of the defendants [Continue Reading Local Reactions to the SBI Lab Review…]  It’s good to know the prosecutor’s office is going to review death penalty cases. Last thing people want is another case where an innocent person is put to death over faulty forensic analysis. A North Carolina prosecutor says he will scour all past homicide cases in his district for questionable work by the State Bureau of [Continue Reading North Carolina Prosecutor to Review Death Penalty Cases…] …well that is what the article below contends. If only a quarter of the information in the following article is true, it indicates the North Carolina forensic lab system is in need of an extreme overhaul. Witness for the prosecution: Crime lab is loyal to law enforcement [Continue Reading NC:SBI Analysts are Advocates for the Prosecution……] More shake-ups at the North Carolina State Crime Lab. Not only has the director been replaced, but bloodstain pattern recognition testing has been suspended. The outside investigation of the state crime lab has led North Carolina’s attorney general to suspend the six-agent unit that analyzes bloodstain patterns. Attorney General Roy Cooper said Friday that he asked the [Continue Reading Blood Spatter Work Suspended at NC SBI…] Excellent article echoing a common theme here on Forensic Science News. Take the labs out of the police/prosecutors’ offices. Make them independent. Just like what the NAS report said. Problems with crime labs follow a depressing pattern: a technician makes mistakes or deliberately fudges data. When the errors are eventually discovered, the police and prosecutor [Continue Reading Another Call to Make Crime Labs Independent…] |
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