North Carolina Office of Indigent Defense Services
Live webinar presented by Rohan Parekh, MS, PhDNov. 6, 2025, 12:30pm90 min of CLE credit anticipated With the recent opening of the Union County Sheriff’s Office Crime Laboratory, attorneys need additional information about the lab reports produced by this lab. The Union County Public Defender’s Office, the Union County Bar, and NC Indigent Defense Services …
Decoding Toxicology Lab Reports from the Union County Sheriff’s Office and Other Crime LabsRead More
Free live webinar offered by the Union County Public Defender’s Office, the Union County Bar, and NC Indigent Defense Services
Decoding Toxicology Lab Reports from the Union County Sheriff’s Office and Other Crime LabsRead More
Trial court erred in allowing State’s Drug Recognition Expert’s testimony where the DRE’s testimony did not apply the certification principles and methods reliably to the facts of this case. In the case at hand, the DRE performed an evaluation based on a video viewed after the incident whereas protocol required a live in person evaluation …
2025 Forensic Science International article available for full text download
Errors in toxicology testing and the need for full discoveryRead More
Free webinar offered by NCDD
Gideon Behind the Wheel IV: The Basics of Defending a DUI CaseRead More
Access to qualified expert services is essential to public defense. To better equip defenders with the resources they need to achieve fair and just outcomes for clients, Indigent Defense Services launched the pilot Expert Services Project in 2021 and is expanding it to include toxicology and pharmacology experts on July 1, 2025. This Project provides …
This webinar is complete and was not recorded. Slides are available upon request.
Inside the State Crime Lab: Toxicology Testing ExplainedRead More
In April 2025, The Guardian reported that Quest Diagnostics used an “alternative reagent” in thousands of urine drug screens conducted within California prisons (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/09/california-prison-drug-tests). This change, made without sufficient external disclosure, resulted in a dramatic spike in presumptive positive tests for opiates—tripling the usual rate. More than 5,000 incarcerated individuals may have been affected, many …
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