Plaintiff argued Derek Ellington was not qualified as a digital expert. COA held Ellington testified as a lay witness, not an expert, because he testified to what he saw or experienced in making a forensic copy and demonstrating the defendant did not send the photos to others.
Resources
State v. Gibbs (unpub)(2021)
NCSCL drug chemistry analyst Jennifer West testified about whether fentanyl was an opiate or opioid. Trial court erred in admitting West’s testimony because she lacked training on the issue of whether fentanyl was an opiate or opioid.
New England Seminar in Forensic Sciences
Week-long training program on death investigation.
Overturned Arson Convictions
John Lentini compiled case information on these wrongful convictions based on questionable laboratory analysis.
2022 Firearm and Toolmarks Policy & Practice Forum
4-day no-cost virtual program offered by FTCoE and NIJ
Webinar – Litigating ShotSpotter Evidence: The Science and the Law
Free Webinar offered by NACDL. Presenter: Brendan Max
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Webinar – When Google Searches for You: Challenging Geofence Warrants
Free Webinar offered by NACDL. Presenters: Michael Price, Laura Koenig, Spencer McInvaille
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Cognitive biases in the peer review of bullet and cartridge case comparison casework: A field study
Research study on bullet and cartridge case comparison finding the odds of disagreement between examiners about the evidential strength of a comparison were approximately five times larger in the blind than in the non-blind procedure, with disagreement about 42.3% and 12.5% of the proposed conclusions, respectively. Also, the odds that their proposed conclusion was reported …
Natalie Novick Brown, Evaluating Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in the Forensic Context: A Manual for Mental Health Practice
Webinar: Bodily Injury
Free to attend live webinar
Webinar: Blunt Force Trauma
Free to attend live webinar
Webinar: Abusive Head Trauma
Free to attend live webinar
A Model for Confronting Fire Investigation Errors
John Lentini article containing important principles for investigating arson evidence.
Webinar: Evaluating Animal Abuse Cases Using Veterinary Forensics
Free-to-attend webinar. Part of the IDS Forensic Science Education Series. Presenter: Dr. Clarissa Noureddine.
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Webinar – Diagnostically Difficult Autopsy Cases: Logistics, Ethics, and Case Examples
Free to attend webinar offered as part of the IDS Forensic Science Education Series. Speaker: Dr. Greg Davis
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