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Drug Analysis

Massachusetts crime lab scandal could widen as another chemist is investigated

January 14, 2021 //  by Sarah Olson

Massachusetts crime lab scandal could widen as another chemist is investigatedRead More

Article Source: Chemistry WorldForensic Discipline: Crime Labs, Drug Analysis

NIST Study Will Help Labs Distinguish Between Hemp and Marijuana

January 14, 2021 //  by Sarah Olson

NIST Study Will Help Labs Distinguish Between Hemp and MarijuanaRead More

Resource Category: Featured ArticlesResource Source: NISTForensic Discipline: Drug Analysis

Defending Drug Overdose Homicides Training

January 11, 2021 //  by Sarah Olson

Location: a Live NACDL Virtual EventDates: Runs weekly on Thursdays from January 28 – February 18, 2021Cost: Free Program Description: With opioid-related deaths devastating communities across the country, many legislatures, prosecutors, and law-enforcement officers are choosing to treat these accidental overdose deaths as homicides. Despite the fact that there is no empirical evidence to suggest that such prosecutions stem …

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Category: TrainingsForensic Discipline: Death Investigation, Drug Analysis, Toxicology

Defending Drug Overdose Homicides Training

January 8, 2021 //  by Sarah Olson

Live webinar, Sponsored by NACDL

Defending Drug Overdose Homicides TrainingRead More

Resource Category: TrainingsResource Source: NACDLForensic Discipline: Death Investigation, Drug Analysis, Toxicology

Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins looking into third chemist at state drug lab

December 17, 2020 //  by Sarah Olson

Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins looking into third chemist at state drug labRead More

Article Source: Boston GlobeForensic Discipline: Crime Labs, Drug Analysis

Anatomy of a Crime Lab: Winning Convictions ‘On the Cheap’

December 15, 2020 //  by Sarah Olson

Anatomy of a Crime Lab: Winning Convictions ‘On the Cheap’Read More

Article Source: The Crime ReportForensic Discipline: Crime Labs, Drug Analysis

‘Cog In A Wheel’: 3 Ex-Prosecutors, Facing Potential Discipline For Drug Lab Scandal, Blame System Or Each Other

December 4, 2020 //  by Sarah Olson

‘Cog In A Wheel’: 3 Ex-Prosecutors, Facing Potential Discipline For Drug Lab Scandal, Blame System Or Each OtherRead More

Article Source: WBURForensic Discipline: Crime Labs, Drug Analysis

San Francisco DA Posts List Of Cases Possibly Impacted By Forensic Lab Analyst Misconduct

November 20, 2020 //  by Sarah Olson

San Francisco DA Posts List Of Cases Possibly Impacted By Forensic Lab Analyst MisconductRead More

Forensic Discipline: Crime Labs, Drug Analysis

108 Convictions Tied to Massachusetts Chemist’s Misconduct May Be Vacated

November 17, 2020 //  by Sarah Olson

108 Convictions Tied to Massachusetts Chemist’s Misconduct May Be VacatedRead More

Article Source: New York TimesForensic Discipline: Crime Labs, Drug Analysis

Challenging an officer’s identification of marijuana by sight or smell

November 16, 2020 //  by Sarah Olson

There have been several posts on this and related topics here and here. This post will attempt to compile all of the resources and walk attorneys through the process of making these challenges. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-87(16) provides the statutory definition of marijuana, specifically excluding from its definition industrial hemp. Industrial hemp, as defined in …

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Category: Motions & Briefs, Practice TipsForensic Discipline: Drug Analysis

Does Illinois’ pot law pass the smell test? Scent of weed can still prompt cops to search vehicles

October 27, 2020 //  by Sarah Olson

Does Illinois’ pot law pass the smell test? Scent of weed can still prompt cops to search vehiclesRead More

Article Source: Chicago Sun TimesForensic Discipline: Drug Analysis

FORENSICS@NIST 2020

October 8, 2020 //  by Sarah Olson

Offered by NIST

FORENSICS@NIST 2020Read More

Resource Category: TrainingsResource Source: NISTForensic Discipline: Digital Evidence, DNA, Drug Analysis, Firearms, Foundations of Forensics, Trace Evidence

Disciplinary Hearings Begin For Ex-Prosecutors Accused Of Withholding Evidence In Farak Drug Lab Scandal

September 22, 2020 //  by Sarah Olson

Disciplinary Hearings Begin For Ex-Prosecutors Accused Of Withholding Evidence In Farak Drug Lab ScandalRead More

Article Source: WBURForensic Discipline: Crime Labs, Drug Analysis

Lots of Drugs, Lax Oversight: Former SF Medical Examiner Staffers Say Lab Analyst’s Meth Arrest ‘Just the Tip of the Iceberg’

September 21, 2020 //  by Sarah Olson

Lots of Drugs, Lax Oversight: Former SF Medical Examiner Staffers Say Lab Analyst’s Meth Arrest ‘Just the Tip of the Iceberg’Read More

Article Source: KQEDForensic Discipline: Crime Labs, Death Investigation, Drug Analysis

Arrest of lab worker at SF medical examiner’s office, allegedly with evidence bag of meth, could taint cases

September 12, 2020 //  by Sarah Olson

Arrest of lab worker at SF medical examiner’s office, allegedly with evidence bag of meth, could taint casesRead More

Article Source: San Francisco ChronicleForensic Discipline: Crime Labs, Drug Analysis

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