4th Circuit en banc rehearing, decided Aug. 24, 2020. See Judge Wynn’s concurring opinion regarding eyewitness identification evidence.
Resources
The Law and Science of Eyewitness Evidence
Aug. 2020 article by Brandon Garrett and Thomas Albright that examines how the science of eyewitness identifications has informed the law. The article looks state-by-state at legal precedent, legislative action, and police reforms related to eyewitness evidence. Available for free download.
Trace Evidence for the Crime Laboratory
Speaker: Susan Gross, MSFS.
Offered By: FTCOE.
Achieved Video Available.
The OSAC Materials (Trace) Subcommittee
The Organization of Scientific Area Committees Materials (Trace) Subcommittee for Forensic Science focuses standards and guidelines related to the examination and interpretation of physical evidence that may result from the transfer of small or minute quantities of materials (e.g., hairs, fibers, paint, tape, glass).
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.
Eddie Lee Howard, Jr. v. State of Mississippi
Bite mark case where conviction was reversed based on changes in the science being newly discovered evidence.
Wrongful Conviction: Junk Science – Hair Microscopy Evidence
In this podcast episode, Josh Dubin speaks with Vanessa Antoun, Senior Resource Counsel at the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) to learn about Hair Microscopy Evidence. Even when examined under a microscope, the similarities that can be observed between two hairs are open to wide interpretation, there are no definitive traits that can …
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UNC School of Government Blog: Capacity, Commitment, and COVID-19
April 13, 2020 blog post by John Rubin
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Behavioral Science Briefs
Board-certified forensic psychologists Dr. Daniel J. Neller and Dr. Maureen L. Reardon regularly review the latest contents of hundreds of scholarly journals in the behavioral sciences; analyze studies of greatest benefit to trial attorneys; and present key findings in a concise and simple format. 2020Volume 1Volume 2Volume 3Volume 4 2021Volume 1Volume 2Volume 3
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.
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Free Medical Forensics Webinars: Blunt Force Trauma; Traumatic Brain Injury & Intoxication; and Reading Medical Records
Offered by Godoy Medical Forensics
NACDL free live webinar: Surveilled Without a Trace – Challenging Digital Evidence Obtained Through RoundUp and Torrential Downpour in Criminal Cases
Offered by NACDL. Presented by Mohammad Ali Hamoudi, Jeff Fischbach, and Robert Herz.
NACDL free live webinar: Policing the Police
Offered by NACDL. Presenters: Debbie Levi and Ivan Bates.
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.
Webinar – Likes, Posts and Shares: When the Government uses Social Media to Prosecute Your Client
Presenter: Hanni Fakhoury and Rachel Levinson-Waldman. Offered by NACDL on Aug. 6, 2020.