Foundations of Forensics
Justice Dept., FBI to review use of forensic evidence in thousands of cases
Justice Delayed: After Three Decades, An Apology (DC)
Kirk Odom, who served 20 years for 1981 D.C. rape, is innocent, prosecutors say
SBI Crime Lab Ruling
In the vanguard of crime lab certification
Notice and demand procedures
Jessica Smith’s recent post, Don’t Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth, on the School of Government’s North Carolina Criminal Law blog reminded readers about the use notice and demand statutes in cases involving lab reports or chain of custody statements. Notice and demand statutes, in a nutshell, allow prosecutors to obtain a waiver of …
Breath tests for drunken-driving suspects could resume next month in D.C.
Hard Case: Criminal defense lawyer Steve Benjamin never rests
Fort Worth crime lab to resume DNA testing (TX)
Michigan State Police crime lab woes persist (MI)
Shorthanded Oakland police crime lab can’t keep up (CA)
Session Law 2011-307
Section 6 of this law extends the time for local forensic science labs (other than the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory) to become accredited from October 1, 2012 to July 1, 2013. Section 6.1 clarifies which State Crime Laboratory employees are required to become certified.