Sample motion provided by Buddy Connor requesting SBI testing procedures and underlying data that have not been turned over despite a previous court order.
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Resources
Order for Disclosure of SBI and NC Highway Patrol Testing Data
Sample Order drafted by Buddy Connor
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Order of Law Enforcement Certification
Sample Order drafted by Buddy Connor requiring law enforcement officers to turn over all notes, evidence, and materials related to the investigation of the case to the prosecution and certify that all such materials have been turned over.
Motion to Compel Certification that all Discovery has been Provided
Sample motion by Buddy Connor
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Motion for Discovery Regarding the State Bureau of Investigation
Sample discovery motion from Feb. 2011 requesting expanded discovery in light of revelations of the SBI’s practice of misstating test results and withholding exculpatory evidence.
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Order for Cell Phone Records
Sample order for cell phone records pursuant to a discovery motion.
Motion for Discovery of Laboratory/Scientific Evidence
Sample discovery motion from murder, AWDWIKISI, and arson case.
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Motion for Drug Dog Discovery
Sample discovery motion for detection dog records
Motion for Discovery of Laboratory/Scientific Evidence
Sample discovery motion regarding drug chemistry or toxicology evidence.
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Motion for Discovery of Laboratory/Scientific Evidence
Sample discovery motion regarding DNA evidence.
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Firearms and Toolmarks Overview
Document created by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation provides a clear description of the analyses performed by firearms and toolmark examiners. It is presented from the perspective of a crime lab, so it does not question the reliability of any of the techniques presented, but it is a helpful document for attorneys because it explains …
NIJ Firearm Examiner Training
The National Institute of Justice has an online training that includes topics such as Bullet Comparison and Identification, Gunshot Residue and Distance Determination, and Toolmark Identification. The training provides both a general understanding of firearms/firearms evidence and gives a detailed explanation of techniques used by firearm examiners. The program is for criminal justice professionals and …
Firearms Tutorials
The University of Utah Health Sciences Library has several firearms tutorials posted which cover information about the different types of firearms and how they work, ballistics (the science of the travel or a projectile in flight), patterns of tissue injury, laboratory methods, and examination of gunshot residue. The tutorials provide basic foundational information as well as more …
Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners
An international organization dedicated to the advancement of Firearm and Toolmark Identification. See the Admissibility Resource Kitfor links to opinions, transcripts, motions, briefs and articles supporting and opposing the practice of firearm identifications.
Firearms and Toolmarks Subcommittee
This Scientific Area Committee (part of the OSAC) has taken over the work previously done by the Scientific Working Group For Firearms and Toolmarks (SWGGUN). The SAC will focus on standards and guidelines related to the examination of firearm and toolmark evidence. This includes the comparison of microscopic toolmarks on bullets, cartridge cases, and other …