COA found no plain error in allowing firearm identification testimony. Former NCSCL analyst Wilson testified in detail about her methodology, but provided little information about application of the method to the case at hand.
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US v. Chatrie
EDVA decision holding a geofence warrant was unconstitutional.
Webinar: Improving Forensic Decision Making – A Human-Cognitive Perspective
Free webinar recording
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NACDL’s Unlocking the Black Box
Free training offered by NACDL
The Role of Defense-Based Advocacy in the Anti-Domestic Violence Movement
Free to attend webinar offered by the National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women
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Increasing Safety & Preserving Legal Rights and Options
Free to attend webinar offered by the National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women
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When Survivors are Accused – Background and Overview
Free to attend webinar offered by the National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women
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2022 IDS Forensic Science Education Series:
Live webinar offered by NCIDS. Free to attend.
Results from a Black-Box Study for Digital Forensic Examiners
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the outcomes of mobile and hard-drive forensic results achieved on mock examinations based on the demographic characteristics of the participants. The demographic data related to an individual’s workplace environment, education, and work experience. This study was open to anyone in the public or private sectors who work …
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Western North Carolina Death Investigation Conference
Live full-day webinar offered by Wake Forest School of Medicine and Northwest AHEC
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NACDL Forensic Science & the Law Seminar
2-day in person program in Las Vegas offered by NACDL
Using the NAS Report and PCAST Report at trial to challenge unreliable forensic methods
Free webinar offered by NC Indigent Defense Services and the Mecklenburg Public Defender’s Office
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7th Annual Questioning Forensics Conference
Free multi-day webinar offered by the NY Legal Aid Society
Whiskey in the Courtroom 8: Evolving Trends in Forensic Science – Firearms Evidence
In person and live webcast, Sponsored by Indigent Defense Services, the Duke Law Center for Criminal Justice and Professional Responsibility, and the Wilson Center for Science and Justice
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Probabilistic Genotyping of Evidentiary DNA Typing Results
A series of eight online modules aimed at increasing knowledge, understanding, and the reliable application of probabilistic genotyping to evidentiary DNA typing results.
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