Many attorneys have asked us about blood-drug (and some blood-drug and alcohol) testing performed by NMS Labs. We have compiled the questions and our answers here. If you have additional questions, please post them in the comments and we will try to answer them as well. Let’s make this a living document! The toxicology evidence …
Free Workshop: Forensic Technology and the Impact on Frye and Daubert Standards
The Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCoE) at RTI International, Duquesne University, and the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office are holding a workshop in Pittsburgh, PA on August 9th & 10th, 2016. The workshop will focus on information a likely to show up in cases involving forensic evidence, the technologies behind that evidence, and the …
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Language Matters: USDOJ’s Reporting Language and Testimony Guidelines
Forensic scientists are tasked with the job of explaining often complex scientific data to judges, jurors, and attorneys who may have little understanding of the science underlying the forensic analysis in a case. Revelations in recent years that hair analysts provided testimony that had no scientific validity has highlighted the importance of using correct language to …
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