A SCL analyst testified to the results of another analyst’s testing. However, he personally reviewed the data and offered his own opinion, which the court held did not violate the Confrontation Clause.
Toxicology
Forensic Toxicology: Methods Used and Common Errors in Screening and Confirmatory Tests
NC criminal defense and parent attorneys and their investigators may register for the program using this link. This five-hour live webinar on Nov. 19-20, 2020 will provide attorneys having little science training with the basics about the various forensic toxicology principles and techniques employed by forensic laboratories, contract labs, and probation officers around the country. …
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Forensic Toxicology: Methods Used and Common Errors in Screening and Confirmatory Tests
NC criminal defense and parent attorneys and their investigators may register for the program using this link. This five-hour live webinar on Nov. 19-20, 2020 will provide attorneys having little science training with the basics about the various forensic toxicology principles and techniques employed by forensic laboratories, contract labs, and probation officers around the country. …
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OSAC Registry Approved Standards
Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Evidence (OSAC) is developing documentary standards for each forensic discipline. Standards under consideration as well as approved standards are available in the OSAC Registry.
American Academy of Forensic Sciences Standards Board Documents
The AAFS Standards Board develops documentary standards for forensics through a consensus process, involving participation by all directly and materially affected persons. Standards are being developed for each forensic discipline. The standards that have been published are available on the ASB website.
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Free Webinar: DRE (Drug Recognition Evaluations) & ARIDE (Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement) — Their Purpose, How Are They Different, How to Discredit Them
Speakers: Doug Murphy, Tony Palacios, and Steve Oberman. Offered by NACDL and NCDD.
State v. Echols, 845 S.E.2d 208 (2020) (unpub)
Dr. Wilkie Wilson’s testimony on decedent’s behavior being consistent with methamphetamine intoxication violated Rule 702(a)(1), where he had not examined the decedent and based his opinion on witness statements and a medical report from 2014.
Isotonitazene Could Be the New Fentanyl
Current Trends in Forensic Toxicology Online Symposium
This free online program is hosted by the Center for Forensic Science Research & Education (CFSRE) and organized by practitioners from the forensic community. It offers in-depth, 1-hour lectures on a variety of topics, panel discussions, and a week-long poster session. In addition to the live event, all presentations are recorded for on-demand viewing and cataloged in …
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Broward Medical Examiner’s Office Toxicologist Fired Over Error
A mother briefly lost her newborn after failing a drug test. Her doctor suspects poppy seeds.
Breathalyzer Giant Accused of Fraud Won’t Come Clean About Booze Tests
Forensic Epidemiology: Monitoring Fatal Drug Overdose Trends
The Forensic Technology Center of Excellence is offering this free webinar program. Given the vital role of medical examiners and coroners (ME/C) in recognizing emerging trends in drug overdose deaths, partnering epidemiologists with ME/C offices can greatly enhance the utility of the significant volume of data generated by medicolegal death investigation. Epidemiologists from three unique …
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Obtaining Medical Records in DWI Cases
Jan. 27, 2020 North Carolina Criminal Law blog post by Shea Denning
Defending Death by Distribution Cases
Jan. 21, 2020 NC Criminal Law blog post by Phil Dixon with links to resources for defenders litigating the new crimes of death by distribution and aggravated death by distribution in G.S. 14-18.4 cases.