Are There Really Flaws in Cell Phone Location Evidence?Read More
[…] juries. These software tools exponentially speed up the mapping process and are often used as an “easy button” when analyzing call detail records. It is important to understand that a user of this software may only know how to use the software, and to do so does not in fact require them to also know how to properly analyze call detail records. […]
Shirley McKie case
In 1997, fingerprint examiners claimed they found Scottish police constable Shirley McKie’s fingerprint at a crime scene that her department was investigating. She denied that she had ever been to the crime scene, and it was determined in 1999 that the fingerprints were not hers and she was issued a public apology by the […]
Reliability Concerns Regarding Probation Drug Screens
Reliability Concerns Regarding Probation Drug ScreensRead More
[…] can be purchased over the counter at many stores. Currently, additional testing is completed by Norchem, a private lab in Arizona, only when the test subject immediately denies use of a controlled substance. If the test subject admits use, the urine specimen is discarded and a positive result is reported (See NC DPS Division […]
Commonwealth v. Millien (2016)
Commonwealth v. Millien (2016)Read More
In this Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court case, Justice C.J. Gants held that the defendant was denied her right to effective assistance of counsel when her attorney failed to seek public funds in order to retain an expert witness to offer an opinion as to the cause of head injuries sustained by defendant’s infant child. […]