Signed into law by Governor Beverly Perdue on March 31, 2011. Sections 1-5 and 7-11 became effective when the act became law. Section 6 (Ombudsman position) becomes effective on July 1, 2011.
Foundations of Forensics
Bill could make innocence tough to prove
Bill Could Make it Harder for Accused to Prove Innocence
Science Thursdays: Crime Labs Under Investigation for Inconsistent Results
Army slow to act on botched crime analysis
Judge Dismisses Capital Murder Charges After Finding State Report “Intentionally Misleading”
Getting Forensics Right
Forensics Under the Microscope
Leahy Proposes Landmark Forensics Reform Legislation
District Attorney Jim O’Neill, once behind the scenes, now front and center
David L. Faigman et al., Modern Scientific Evidence: The Law and Science of Expert Testimony, Vol. 1: Statistics & Research Methods
The Need for a Research Culture in the Forensic Sciences
by Jennifer L. Mnookin, Simon A. Cole, Itiel E. Dror, Barry A. J. Fisher, Max M. Houck, Keith Inman, David H. Kaye, Jonathan J. Koehler, Glenn Langenburg, D. Michael Risinger, Norah Rudin, Jay Siegel, and David A. Stoney. Explores to what extent forensic sciences need to change to develop a well-established scientific foundation. Finds that …
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Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Third Edition
The National Resource Counsel authored this manual to assist judges in cases involving scientific and technical evidence. There are chapters on admissibility of expert testimony, DNA evidence, statistics, toxicology, medical testimony, and many more forensic topics.
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Crime Labs in Crisis: Shoddy Forensics Used to Secure Convictions
An Independent Review of the SBI Forensic Laboratory
Chris Swecker and Michael Wolf were retained by the NC Attorney General’s Office to conduct an independent review of the Forensic Biology Section of the SBI Crime Laboratory. The investigation began in March 2010 and focuses on policies, procedures and practices between 1987 and 2003. The Appendix to the report contains a list of affected …
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