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State of Connecticut v. Sellars (2026)
Case involving hearing of an admissibility challenge to GSR evidence where the defense argued that the evolution of the standards established and defined by ASTM International showed the methodology employed by the analyst was no longer well established or aligned with the latest developments in those international standards. Appellate Court held that trial court erred …
Rifling Through the Evidence: Uncertainty in Firearms Analysis
Forensic Expert Evidence Caselaw Database
In this database, the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law has assembled reported decisions, chiefly by appellate courts, that discuss the admissibility of expert testimony regarding firearms, fingerprint, and shoeprint evidence. This database digests reported judicial rulings regarding that type of proffered expert testimony.
New Database Documents a Century of Court Decisions on Forensic Expert Evidence Testimony
This week, the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law announced the launch of a new public resource: the Forensic Expert Evidence Database, a searchable collection of court decisions addressing when and how forensic expert testimony is admitted in criminal cases. The database brings together reported decisions from courts across all fifty states …
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Defense Challenges to Firearms Evidence CLE
Free to attend in-person only CLE Brunswick County Courthouse Jan. 10, 2025 at 11 am Forensic Fridays Series is a six-part program held over the course of the next year and is sponsored by the 15th District Office of the Public Defender, in conjunction with Indigent Defense Services. This free CLE series is open to …
Defense Challenges to Firearms Evidence CLE
Free to attend in-person only CLE Brunswick County Courthouse Jan. 10, 2025 at 11 am Forensic Fridays Series is a six-part program held over the course of the next year and is sponsored by the 15th District Office of the Public Defender, in conjunction with Indigent Defense Services. This free CLE series is open to …