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Raymond Santana talks about the nightmare of innocence at the 2012 ACS Fall...

On August 20, 2012, the American Chemical Society at its biannual meeting held a special Presidential Seminar called “Innocence! The  Work of the Innocence Project.” It was funded by The McShane Firm,...

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American Chemical Society Science & the Congress Project

The American Chemical Society in conjunction with The Innocence Project held a symposium that was funded by The McShane Firm, LLC entitled “Forensic Science Chemistry and the Law: Innocence! The Work...

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Steven Barnes talks about the nightmare of innocence at the 2012 ACS Fall...

On August 20, 2012, the American Chemical Society at its biannual meeting held a special Presidential Seminar called “Innocence! The  Work of the Innocence Project.” It was funded by The McShane Firm,...

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Ray Krone talks about the nightmare of innocence at the 2012 ACS Fall meeting...

On August 20, 2012, the American Chemical Society at its biannual meeting held a special Presidential Seminar called “Innocence! The  Work of the Innocence Project.” It was funded by The McShane Firm,...

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Garbage conclusory reports

One of the more frustrating things that criminal defense attorneys run into are garbage conclusory reports. One of the common misperceptions is that the lawyer for the accused gets information from the...

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National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 paints a...

Many a time I have scratched my head baffled at juries, prosecutors, and even judges who just seemingly hate science. I am not talking about competing legitimate theories rooted in science, but rather...

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Thanksgiving…. But still injustice happens

Here is a very good NPR presentation on the state of forensic science. It is worth the read: Scandals Call Into Question Crime Labs’ Oversight by MARIE CUSICK Three years ago, a report from the...

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A Great Article in American Laboratory

As I have written before and will unfortunately have to keep on writing, forensic science is like the “wild, wild west.” Just like in the bygone days of the wild wild west, in forensic science today...

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“Failed Evidence”– A must read for all interested in making our justice...

FAILED EVIDENCE: Why Law Enforcement Resists Science, by David A. Harris, New York Univ Press, 2012, 269 pages, $35 hardcover, ISBN: 978-0814790550 One of the recurring themes of this blog is the...

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Guest Blog by Prof. David A. Harris: Forensic Labs Should Be Separate from...

When the National Academy of Sciences published its landmark report Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward  in February of 2009, most observers quickly saw that it had the...

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Raymond Santana talks about the nightmare of innocence at the 2012 ACS Fall...

On August 20, 2012, the American Chemical Society at its biannual meeting held a special Presidential Seminar called “Innocence! The  Work of the Innocence Project.” It was funded by The McShane Firm,...

View Article

American Chemical Society Science & the Congress Project

The American Chemical Society in conjunction with The Innocence Project held a symposium that was funded by The McShane Firm, LLC entitled “Forensic Science Chemistry and the Law: Innocence! The Work...

View Article

Steven Barnes talks about the nightmare of innocence at the 2012 ACS Fall...

On August 20, 2012, the American Chemical Society at its biannual meeting held a special Presidential Seminar called “Innocence! The  Work of the Innocence Project.” It was funded by The McShane Firm,...

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Ray Krone talks about the nightmare of innocence at the 2012 ACS Fall meeting...

On August 20, 2012, the American Chemical Society at its biannual meeting held a special Presidential Seminar called “Innocence! The  Work of the Innocence Project.” It was funded by The McShane Firm,...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
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Garbage conclusory reports

One of the more frustrating things that criminal defense attorneys run into are garbage conclusory reports. One of the common misperceptions is that the lawyer for the accused gets information from the...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 paints a...

Many a time I have scratched my head baffled at juries, prosecutors, and even judges who just seemingly hate science. I am not talking about competing legitimate theories rooted in science, but rather...

View Article

Thanksgiving…. But still injustice happens

Here is a very good NPR presentation on the state of forensic science. It is worth the read: Scandals Call Into Question Crime Labs’ Oversight by MARIE CUSICK Three years ago, a report from the...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

A Great Article in American Laboratory

As I have written before and will unfortunately have to keep on writing, forensic science is like the “wild, wild west.” Just like in the bygone days of the wild wild west, in forensic science today...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

“Failed Evidence”– A must read for all interested in making our justice...

FAILED EVIDENCE: Why Law Enforcement Resists Science, by David A. Harris, New York Univ Press, 2012, 269 pages, $35 hardcover, ISBN: 978-0814790550 One of the recurring themes of this blog is the...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Guest Blog by Prof. David A. Harris: Forensic Labs Should Be Separate from...

When the National Academy of Sciences published its landmark report Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward  in February of 2009, most observers quickly saw that it had the...

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