February 1999 report by the National Institute of Justice that addresses the challenges facing the forensic science profession. Contains analysis and recommendations that complement the 2009 National Academy of Sciences report.
Resources
Shirley McKie case
In 1997, fingerprint examiners claimed they found Scottish police constable Shirley McKie’s fingerprint at a crime scene that her department was investigating. She denied that she had ever been to the crime scene, and it was determined in 1999 that the fingerprints were not hers and she was issued a public apology by the justice …
Vincent J.M. DiMaio, Gunshot Wounds: Practical Aspects of Firearms, Ballistics, and Forensic Techniques (2d ed.)
Eyewitness Identification Procedures: Recommendations for Lineups and Photospreads
by Gary Wills, Mark Small Steven Penrod, Roy Malpass, Solomon Fulero, C.A.E. Brimacombe, Law and Human Behavior, Vol. 22, No. 6, 1998.
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Terry Mills, III et al., Instrumental Data for Drug Analysis, Vol. 6 and 7
William W. Shockley & Harold C. Pillsbury III, The Neck: Diagnosis and Surgery
The Voluntary Intoxication Defense
A 1993 memorandum by John Rubin, Professor of Public Law and Government at UNC School of Government on the voluntary intoxication defense, its history, elements of the defense, applicability to different offenses, and evidentiary issues.
The Diminished Capacity Defense
John Rubin, UNC School of Government (Sept. 1992). ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE MEMORANDUM No. 92/01. Discusses the nature of the diminished capacity defense as it is recognized in North Carolina, how the defense applies to various offenses, evidentiary problems that can arise when the defense is raised, the defendant’s burden of presenting evidence, the prosecution’s burden …
Criminal Law – Expert Testimony on Bite Marks
A law review article on State v. Temple, 302 N.C. 1 (1981) where the NC Supreme Court held that testimony regarding bite marks identification analysis is admissible as long as the trial court can verify the scientific methods used were accurate and reliable. Includes a summary of the case, background, and an analysis of the …