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Bite Mark

Murder charge dismissed after debunked bite-mark testimony

January 11, 2021 //  by Sarah Olson

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Article Source: APForensic Discipline: Bite Mark

NIST Scientific Foundation Reviews

December 18, 2020 //  by Sarah Olson

Abstract:The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a scientific research agency that works to advance measurement science, standards, and technology and that has been working to strengthen forensic science methods for almost a century. In recent years, several scientific advisory bodies have expressed the need for scientific foundation reviews of forensic disciplines and …

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Resource Category: Featured ArticlesResource Source: NISTForensic Discipline: Bite Mark, DNA, Firearms, Foundations of Forensics

OSAC Registry Approved Standards

September 2, 2020 //  by Sarah Olson

The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Evidence (OSAC) develops documentary standards for forensics through a standards developing organization or other consensus-based process that allows for participation and comment from relevant stakeholders. Standards under consideration as well as approved standards are available in the OSAC Registry. Standards are being developed for each forensic discipline.

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Resource Category: Reports and PublicationsResource Source: NISTForensic Discipline: Arson, Bite Mark, Blood and Bodily Fluids, Death Investigation, Detection Dogs, Digital Evidence, DNA, Drug Analysis, Fingerprints, Toxicology, Trace Evidence

Eddie Lee Howard, Jr. v. State of Mississippi

August 28, 2020 //  by Sarah Olson

Bite mark case where conviction was reversed based on changes in the science being newly discovered evidence.

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Resource Category: CasesForensic Discipline: Bite Mark

State of Georgia v. Sheila Denton – Order for New Trial

April 19, 2020 //  by Sarah Olson

2020 Order granting a motion for a new trial based upon advancements in scientific understanding and American Board of Forensic Odontology (ABFO) guidelines that would compel a different expert opinion if the case were tried today. In 2016, the ABFO Standards and Guidelines were changed significantly to no longer allow a conclusion of “exact match” …

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Resource Category: CasesForensic Discipline: Bite Mark

Georgia inmate leaves prison after nearly 16 years following order granting new trial

April 9, 2020 //  by Sarah Olson

Georgia inmate leaves prison after nearly 16 years following order granting new trialRead More

Article Source: Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionForensic Discipline: Bite Mark

‘It’s essentially junk:’ $7.5M bite mark settlement underscores national call for better forensic evidence

July 19, 2019 //  by Sarah Olson

‘It’s essentially junk:’ $7.5M bite mark settlement underscores national call for better forensic evidenceRead More

Article Source: Fox6Forensic Discipline: Bite Mark

Additional bite mark articles

April 16, 2019 //  by Sarah Olson

The bibliographies (here and here) contain citations to published articles on bite mark analysis. If you need access to these articles, contact Sarah Rackley Olson.

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Resource Category: Reports and PublicationsForensic Discipline: Bite Mark

Cases Where DNA Revealed that Bite Mark Analysis Led to Wrongful Arrests and Convictions

April 16, 2019 //  by Sarah Olson

Article by the Innocence Project identifying concerns with bite mark analysis and discussing five cases where individuals were convicted based largely on bite mark analysis, only to be proven innocent through DNA years later.

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Resource Category: Cases, Reports and PublicationsForensic Discipline: Bite Mark

Forensic Ontology – Bitemark Evidence

April 16, 2019 //  by Sarah Olson

Blog created by David C. Averill, DDS, and past president of the American Board of Forensic Odontology. It includes articles and news reports on the controversial area of bite mark analysis, as well as information about cases where bite mark evidence has played a role.

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Innocence Project’s amicus brief

April 16, 2019 //  by Sarah Olson

For a copy of the Innocence Project’s amicus brief in a Frye challenge to the admissibility of bite mark evidence, email Sarah Rackley Olson.

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Resource Category: Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony, Motions and BriefsForensic Discipline: Bite Mark

American Board of Forensic Odontology (ABFO) Reference Manual

April 16, 2019 //  by Sarah Olson

As of 2016, the ABFO Standards and Guidelines no longer permit conclusions of “exact match” or that a perpetrator made a mark without a doubt. This marks a significant change in the field. The strongest conclusion permissible now is that a person is “not excluded as having made the bitemark.” See p. 94 and 102. …

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Resource Category: Reports and PublicationsForensic Discipline: Bite Mark

Bite Mark

THE INNOCENCE PROJECT (IP) is a national litigation and public policy organization based in New York dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted individuals through DNA and reforming the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice. As the DNA exonerations have revealed, the misapplication of forensic science has been a leading cause of wrongful convictions. The newly created …

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Dr. Michael Tabor

March 12, 2019 //  by Chris Liu-Beers

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Expert Type: BitemarkState: TNForensic Discipline: Bite Mark

Dr. Valerie Murrah

March 12, 2019 //  by Chris Liu-Beers

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