FSN: Forensic Science News » wrongfully convicted 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 Eyewitness Testimony Greatest Factor in Wrongful Convictions http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/eyewitness-testimony-greatest-factor-in-wrongful-convictions/ http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/eyewitness-testimony-greatest-factor-in-wrongful-convictions/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:12:41 +0000 Forensics Guy http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/?p=482 Apparently eyewitness testimony has been a factor in over 80% of the wrongful convictions later overturned by DNA evidence. Other forensic “errors” (unvalidated techniques, improper testing, or analyst misconduct/testimony) has been a factor in roughly 50%.

Hopefully juries will eventually learn that forensic science, like any other science and human activity, is conducted

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]]> http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/eyewitness-testimony-greatest-factor-in-wrongful-convictions/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 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 puts on

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