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Entries from February 2009

Evidence Collection Problems

February 23rd, 2009 · 6 Comments

Oh God. I don’t want to believe this is even possible. A February 23rd Los Angeles Times article by Harriet Ryan about the Phil Spector trial begins, “When it came to hiring expert witnesses for his murder defense, Phil Spector went for the top of the line. The scientists he retained to analyze evidence in the […]

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Tags: Crime Science

Forensic Science Found Wanting?

February 5th, 2009 · No Comments

“Forensic evidence that has helped convict thousands of defendants for nearly a century is often the product of shoddy scientific practices that should be upgraded and standardized, according to accounts of a draft report by the nation’s pre-eminent scientific research group. “The report by the National Academy of Sciences is to be released this month.”  From an […]

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Tags: Crime Science