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Topic: Arson, Bite Mark, Blood and Bodily Fluids, Death Investigation, Detection Dogs, Digital Evidence, DNA, Drug Analysis, Fingerprints, Toxicology, Trace Evidence · Type: Reports and Publications

8/28/2020

Eddie Lee Howard, Jr. v. State of Mississippi

Topic: Bite Mark · Type: Cases

8/26/2020

Wrongful Conviction: Junk Science – Hair Microscopy Evidence

Topic: Trace Evidence · Type: Trainings

8/21/2020

UNC School of Government Blog: Capacity, Commitment, and COVID-19

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Featured Articles

8/21/2020

Behavioral Science Briefs

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Featured Articles

8/18/2020

American Academy of Forensic Sciences Standards Board Documents

Topic: Blood and Bodily Fluids, Crime Labs, Crime Scene Investigation, Death Investigation, Detection Dogs, DNA, Fingerprints, Foundations of Forensics, Handwriting Analysis, Toxicology · Type: Reports and Publications

8/16/2020

Free Webinar: DRE (Drug Recognition Evaluations) & ARIDE (Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement) — Their Purpose, How Are They Different, How to Discredit Them

Topic: Drug Recognition Experts, Toxicology · Type: Trainings

8/7/2020

Free Medical Forensics Webinars: Blunt Force Trauma; Traumatic Brain Injury & Intoxication; and Reading Medical Records

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Trainings

8/6/2020

NACDL free live webinar: Surveilled Without a Trace – Challenging Digital Evidence Obtained Through RoundUp and Torrential Downpour in Criminal Cases

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Trainings

8/6/2020

NACDL free live webinar: Policing the Police

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Trainings

8/4/2020

State v. Echols, 845 S.E.2d 208 (2020) (unpub)

Topic: Mental Health, Toxicology · Type: Cases

8/4/2020

Webinar – Likes, Posts and Shares: When the Government uses Social Media to Prosecute Your Client

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Trainings

7/19/2020

Emerging Issues in Laboratory Analysis for the Differentiation between Marijuana and Hemp

Topic: Drug Analysis · Type: Trainings

7/15/2020

Electronic Frontier Foundation Atlas of Surveillance

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Websites

7/1/2020

State of Michigan Governor’s Task Force on Child Abuse and Department of Health and Human Services: Forensic Interviewing Protocol

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Reports and Publications

7/1/2020

Summary: The Little Rascals Daycare Case

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Featured Articles

7/1/2020

Child Welfare Law and Practice, Chapter 5: Investigative Interviewing of the Child

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Books

7/1/2020

Structured forensic interview protocols improve the quality and informativeness of investigative interviews with children: A review of research using the NICHD Investigative Interview Protocol

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Reports and Publications

7/1/2020

Suggestibility of the Child Witness: A Historical Review and Synthesis

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Reports and Publications

7/1/2020

Can Children Be Useful Witnesses? It Depends How They Are Questioned

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Reports and Publications

7/1/2020

American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) Practice Guidelines: Forensic Interviewing in Cases of Suspected Child Abuse

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Reports and Publications

6/29/2020

Webinar: Best Practice Interviewing of Children in Sexual Abuse Cases

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Trainings

6/29/2020

Emerging Issues in Laboratory Analysis for the Differentiation between Marijuana and Hemp

Topic: Drug Analysis · Type: Trainings

6/20/2020

Approved ULTR for the Forensic Firearms/Toolmarks Discipline – Pattern Match

Topic: Firearms · Type: Reports and Publications

6/19/2020

Approved ULTR for the Forensic Latent Print Discipline

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Reports and Publications

6/16/2020

State v. Gore, 846 S.E.2d 295 (2020)

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Cases

6/16/2020

State v. Cobb, 845 S.E.2d 870 (2020)

Topic: Experts · Type: Cases

6/16/2020

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-2005. Intellectual disability; death sentence prohibited

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Statutes and Legislation

6/16/2020

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1001. No proceedings when defendant mentally incapacitated; exception

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Statutes and Legislation

6/16/2020

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1002. Determination of incapacity to proceed; evidence; temporary commitment; temporary orders

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Statutes and Legislation

6/16/2020

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1321 Automatic civil commitment of defendants found not guilty by reason of insanity

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Statutes and Legislation

6/16/2020

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-959. Notice of defense of insanity; pretrial determination of insanity

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Statutes and Legislation

6/15/2020

Childrens Allegations of Sexual Abuse in Criminal Trials: Assessing Defense Attacks on Credibility and Identifying Effective Prosecution Methods

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Reports and Publications

6/8/2020

Voluntary Intoxication, Diminished Capacity, and Automatism

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Trainings

6/8/2020

UNC School of Government Blog: Diminished Capacity

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Featured Articles

6/8/2020

North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 122C – Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Act of 1985

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Statutes and Legislation

6/8/2020

American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Books

6/4/2020

North Carolina IDS Policy on Effective Use of Mental Health Experts in Potentially Capital Cases

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Reports and Publications

6/3/2020

Evidence on Fire: North Carolina Law Review Article on the Admissibility of Fire-Science Evidence in Criminal Cases

Topic: Arson · Type: Featured Articles

6/1/2020

Defendant-Appellant’s Brief: State v. Lance

Topic: Arson · Type: Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony, Motions and Briefs

5/28/2020

CSAFE 2020: Implementation and Practice

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Trainings

5/28/2020

CSAFE 2020: Statistics

Topic: Measurement Uncertainty · Type: Trainings

5/28/2020

CSAFE 2020: Digital Evidence

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Trainings

5/28/2020

CSAFE 2020: Latent Print Analysis

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Trainings

5/28/2020

CSAFE 2020: Handwriting Analysis

Topic: Handwriting Analysis · Type: Trainings

5/27/2020

CSAFE 2020: Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

Topic: Blood and Bodily Fluids · Type: Trainings

5/27/2020

CSAFE 2020: Footwear Impression Analysis

Topic: Crime Scene Investigation · Type: Trainings

5/27/2020

NIJ Digital Evidence Policies and Procedures Manual

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Reports and Publications

5/27/2020

Emerging Issues in the Evolution of the Texas Forensic Science Commission and National Reform Webinar

Topic: Crime Labs · Type: Trainings

5/26/2020

CSAFE 2020: Firearms and Toolmark Analysis

Topic: Firearms · Type: Trainings

5/22/2020

State v. Sasek

Topic: Drug Recognition Experts, Experts · Type: Cases

5/19/2020

State v. Sasek, 844 S.E.2d 328 (2020)

Topic: Drug Analysis · Type: Cases

5/19/2020

People v. Bailey (2014)

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Cases

5/19/2020

Commonwealth v. Millien (2016)

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Cases

5/15/2020

Webinar: Head Trauma, Comprehension, and Intoxication

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Trainings

5/12/2020

The Sequel–Marijuana or Hemp: From Farm Bill to Forensic Analysis

Topic: Drug Analysis · Type: Trainings

5/11/2020

Emerging Issues in Forensic Fingerprint Examination Webinar

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Trainings

4/27/2020

State of NY v. Mansell and Ross (2020)

Topic: Firearms · Type: Cases

4/26/2020

U.S. v. Nolan (2020)

Topic: Eyewitness ID · Type: Cases

4/23/2020

Emerging Issues in Forensic Fingerprint Examination

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Trainings

4/22/2020

Example Facebook Search Warrant and Non-Disclosure Order

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Discovery Motion, Motions and Briefs

4/22/2020

Example Subpoena Language for Call Detail Records

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Discovery Motion, Motions and Briefs

4/22/2020

Example Discovery Items Pertaining to Mobile Device, Computers, and Cloud Service Forensics

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Discovery Motion, Motions and Briefs

4/22/2020

In Glowing Colors: Seeing the Spread of Drug Particles in a Forensic Lab

Topic: Crime Labs, Drug Analysis · Type: Reports and Publications

4/22/2020

In Glowing Colors: Seeing the Spread of Drug Particles in a Forensic Lab

Topic: Drug Analysis · Type: Featured Articles

4/22/2020

Preparing Testimony about Cellebrite UFED in a Daubert or Frye Hearing

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Reports and Publications

4/19/2020

State of Georgia v. Sheila Denton – Order for New Trial

Topic: Bite Mark · Type: Cases

4/19/2020

Current Trends in Forensic Toxicology Online Symposium

Topic: Toxicology · Type: Trainings

4/15/2020

State v. Koiyan, 841 S.E.2d 351 (2020)

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Cases

4/4/2020

Cell Phone Forensics and Cell Phone Location Evidence Online CLEs

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Trainings

4/3/2020

Cellebrite Webinars

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Trainings

4/2/2020

Forensic Statistics for Lawyers

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Trainings

3/28/2020

NACDL Forensic Science in Criminal Law Webinar Series

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Trainings

3/17/2020

Defending Death by Distribution Cases Blog Post

Topic: Death by Distribution · Type: Featured Articles

3/17/2020

Defending Death by Distribution Cases Checklist

Topic: Death by Distribution · Type: Featured Articles

3/13/2020

Hemp: A Forensic Perspective

Topic: Drug Analysis · Type: Trainings

3/4/2020

Working with Mental Health Experts: Psychological Testing in Criminal Cases Online CLE

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Trainings

3/2/2020

Webinar: Results of a black box study on the accuracy and reliability of palm print comparisons

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Trainings

3/1/2020

Recommendations for the Investigation, Diagnosis, and Certification of Deaths Related to Opioid and Other Drugs

Topic: Death by Distribution · Type: Reports and Publications

2/28/2020

General Guidelines for Training, Certification, and Documentation of Canine Detection Disciplines

Topic: Detection Dogs · Type: Reports and Publications

2/19/2020

Forensic Handwriting Examination and Human Factors: Improving the Practice Through a Systems Approach

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Reports and Publications

2/18/2020

State v. Newsuan, 837 S.E.2d 728 (2020)(unpub)

Topic: Eyewitness ID · Type: Cases

2/18/2020

State v. Mitchell, 840 S.E.2d 276 (2020)

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Cases

2/18/2020

Psychological Assessments in Legal Contexts: Are Courts Keeping “Junk Science” Out of the Courtroom?

Topic: Experts, Mental Health · Type: Featured Articles

2/4/2020

State v. Corbett & Martens, 839 S.E.2d 361 (2019)

Topic: Blood and Bodily Fluids · Type: Cases

2/3/2020

Cognitive Biases in the Peer Review of Bullet and Cartridge Case Comparison Casework: A Field Study

Topic: Firearms · Type: Featured Articles

1/29/2020

Forensic Epidemiology: Monitoring Fatal Drug Overdose Trends

Topic: Death Investigation, Toxicology · Type: Trainings

1/28/2020

NIST Tests Forensic Methods for Getting Data From Damaged Mobile Phones

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Featured Articles

1/28/2020

Obtaining Medical Records in DWI Cases

Topic: Toxicology · Type: Featured Articles

1/21/2020

Defending Death by Distribution Cases

Topic: Drug Analysis, Toxicology · Type: Featured Articles

1/7/2020

State v. Hewitt, 836 S.E.2d 786 (2019)(unpub)

Topic: Drug Analysis · Type: Cases

1/7/2020

Crime Lab Proficiency Testing and Quality Management Webinar

Topic: Crime Labs · Type: Trainings

1/1/2020

Mock Jurors’ Evaluation of Firearm Examiner Testimony

Topic: Firearms · Type: Featured Articles

12/19/2019

Breaking Through: Challenging Police Credibility, Misconduct, and Overreach CLE

Topic: Crime Scene Investigation, Digital Evidence · Type: Trainings

12/18/2019

Drug-Induced Homicide Defense Toolkit

Topic: Death by Distribution, Death Investigation, Drug Analysis, Toxicology · Type: Featured Articles

12/12/2019

OSAC’s Friction Ridge Subcommittee Develops Friction Ridge Process Map

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Reports and Publications

12/6/2019

Taking Aim at Faulty Forensics: An NCDC Cross-Examination Workshop

Topic: Digital Evidence, Experts, Firearms · Type: Trainings

12/3/2019

State v. Phillips, 836 S.E.2d 866 (2019)

Topic: DNA · Type: Cases

12/3/2019

Marijuana or Hemp: From Farm Bill to Forensic Analysis

Topic: Drug Analysis · Type: Trainings

12/3/2019

State v. Phillips, __ N.C. App. __, __ S.E.2d __ (Dec. 3, 2019)

Topic: DNA · Type: Cases

11/21/2019

2020 Taking Aim at Faulty Forensics: An NCDC Cross-Examination Workshop

Topic: Digital Evidence, Experts, Firearms · Type: Trainings

11/20/2019

Communicating Conclusions in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

Topic: Crime Scene Investigation · Type: Trainings

11/13/2019

Working with Experts in Trial Preparation CLE

Topic: Experts, Mental Health · Type: Trainings

11/12/2019

ANAB Directory of Accredited Organizations

Topic: Crime Labs · Type: Websites

11/6/2019

Eyewitness Evidence: Science, Law and Lessons

Topic: Eyewitness ID · Type: Trainings

11/5/2019

An Update on Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Decade of Development

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Trainings

10/30/2019

United States v. Gissantaner, 417 F. Supp. 3d 857 (W. D. Mich. 2019)

Topic: DNA · Type: Cases

10/23/2019

Are There Really Flaws in Cell Phone Location Evidence?

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Reports and Publications

10/13/2019

Neil Brewer & Amy Bradfield Douglass, Psychological Science and the Law

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Books

10/1/2019

Detection and Visibility of Bruises Using Alternate Light: From Science to Practice

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations, Forensic/Sexual Assault Exams · Type: Trainings

9/25/2019

Digital Hygiene for Defense Lawyers – A Digital Security Checklist

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Trainings

9/18/2019

Forensic Trial Litigation CLE at Duke Law

Topic: Crime Labs, Fingerprints, Foundations of Forensics · Type: Trainings

9/17/2019

Sufficiency vs. Admissibility: Drug I.D. after State v. Osborne

Topic: Drug Analysis · Type: Cases

9/16/2019

Forensic Trial Litigation CLE at Duke Law

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Trainings

9/12/2019

2020 Forensic Science & the Law Seminar

Topic: Crime Labs, Foundations of Forensics · Type: Trainings

9/9/2019

Feature-based analysis of bloodstain patterns

Topic: Blood and Bodily Fluids, Crime Scene Investigation · Type: Trainings

8/26/2019

Cell Tower Evidence & The Public Defender

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Trainings

8/20/2019

Latent Fingerprint Essentials Webinar

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Trainings

8/20/2019

Webinar: Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Essentials

Topic: Blood and Bodily Fluids, Crime Scene Investigation · Type: Trainings

8/8/2019

Medical Record Review and Trauma Evidence

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Trainings

8/8/2019

What Courts Need to Know about Bruises

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Trainings

7/31/2019

Understanding the impact of drug background levels in forensic laboratories

Topic: Drug Analysis · Type: Trainings

7/31/2019

DNA Evidence Essentials Webinar – Preparing for Expert Testimony with a Forensic DNA Analyst: New Technology

Topic: DNA · Type: Trainings

7/16/2019

Human DNA Standard — A Q&A With NIST’s Becky Steffen

Topic: DNA · Type: Websites

7/15/2019

Sample Motion Requesting Disclosure of SCL Analyst Certification Results

Topic: Crime Labs · Type: Analyst Certification Motions, Motions and Briefs

7/15/2019

Sample Motion to Preserve Evidence for Analyst Certifications

Topic: Crime Labs · Type: Analyst Certification Motions, Motion to Preserve Evidence, Motions and Briefs

7/15/2019

Motion to Release SCL Analyst Certification Information, Buncombe County, 06/12/12

Topic: Crime Labs · Type: Analyst Certification Motions, Buncombe County, Motions and Briefs

7/15/2019

Continuance Order, Buncombe County, 06/13/12

Topic: Crime Labs · Type: Analyst Certification Motions, Buncombe County, Motions and Briefs

7/15/2019

Court Order SCL Analyst Certification Information, Buncombe County, 07/13/12

Topic: Crime Labs · Type: Analyst Certification Motions, Buncombe County, Motions and Briefs

7/15/2019

Moore Memo to Defense Attorneys Regarding SBI Analyst Results, Buncombe County, 07/17/12

Topic: Crime Labs · Type: Analyst Certification Motions, Buncombe County, Motions and Briefs

7/15/2019

Moore Letter to Defense Attorneys, Buncombe County,08/02/12

Topic: Crime Labs · Type: Analyst Certification Motions, Buncombe County, Motions and Briefs

7/8/2019

Mental Health Expert Witnesses: A Primer for Attorneys

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Trainings

7/5/2019

Fingerprints and Miscarriages of Justice: ‘Other’ Types of Error and A Post-Conviction Right to Database Searching

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Featured Articles

6/26/2019

No Longer the Gold Standard: Probabilistic Genotyping is Changing the Nature of DNA Evidence in Criminal Trials

Topic: DNA, Foundations of Forensics · Type: Featured Articles, Reports and Publications

6/18/2019

Hemp 702 Motion Draft

Topic: Drug Analysis · Type: Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony

6/18/2019

Hemp Motion to Suppress Draft

Topic: Drug Analysis · Type: Motion to Suppress, Motions and Briefs

6/17/2019

Evidence Management Conference

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Trainings

6/17/2019

Cell Phone Location Evidence for Legal Professionals

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Trainings

6/11/2019

Putting Science in Forensic Science

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Trainings

6/4/2019

State v. Denton, COA18-742 (2019)

Topic: Crime Scene Investigation, Experts · Type: Cases

5/29/2019

Forensic Science Research Innovation to Implementation Symposium (RI2I)

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Trainings

5/20/2019

NACDL-Cardozo Law National Forensic College

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Trainings

5/16/2019

Growing the Forensic Nursing Specialty

Topic: Forensic/Sexual Assault Exams · Type: Trainings

5/16/2019

The SANE/Forensic Nurse Evaluation: What Does It All Mean?

Topic: Forensic/Sexual Assault Exams · Type: Trainings

5/14/2019

Is it Hemp? An Analytical Strategy To Make Sure It Is

Topic: Drug Analysis · Type: Trainings

5/13/2019

UNC School of Government Articles on Digital Evidence

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Websites

5/3/2019

Current Trends in Forensics & Forensic Toxicology

Topic: Drug Analysis, Toxicology · Type: Trainings

4/30/2019

Compelled Decryption Primer

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Featured Articles

4/26/2019

American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol. 45-56 (2000-2011).

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Reports and Publications

4/26/2019

A Systematic Challenge to the Reliability and Admissibility of Firearms and Toolmark Identification

Topic: Firearms · Type: Featured Articles

4/26/2019

Scientific Working Group for the Analysis of Seized Drug

Topic: Drug Analysis · Type: Websites

4/26/2019

Drug Testing in a Drug Court Environment: Common Issues to Address

Topic: Toxicology · Type: Reports and Publications

4/26/2019

Forensic Toxicology Resources

Topic: Toxicology · Type: Websites

4/26/2019

NHTSA Training Manuals

Topic: Toxicology · Type: Reports and Publications

4/26/2019

National District Attorney Association Resources

Topic: Toxicology · Type: Reports and Publications

4/26/2019

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments

Topic: Toxicology · Type: Websites

4/26/2019

American Board of Forensic Toxicology

Topic: Toxicology · Type: Websites

4/26/2019

Society of Forensic Toxicologists

Topic: Toxicology · Type: Websites

4/25/2019

Search the list of more than 30,000 police officers banned by 44 states.

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Websites

4/25/2019

Peterson MAR

Topic: Crime Scene Investigation · Type: Motion for Appropriate Relief, Motions and Briefs

4/25/2019

Rule 60(b) Motion for Relief

Topic: Blood and Bodily Fluids, Crime Scene Investigation · Type: Motion for Appropriate Relief, Motions and Briefs

4/25/2019

Greg Taylor lawsuit

Topic: Crime Scene Investigation, Foundations of Forensics · Type: Motions and Briefs

4/25/2019

Petition to N.C. Court of Appeals

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Motions and Briefs

4/25/2019

Motion for Post-Conviction Discovery Regarding the State Bureau of Investigation

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Discovery Motion, Motions and Briefs

4/25/2019

Goode Order

Topic: Blood and Bodily Fluids, Crime Scene Investigation · Type: Motion for Appropriate Relief, Motions and Briefs

4/25/2019

Order of Recusal

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Motions and Briefs

4/25/2019

Motion for Appropriate Relief

Topic: Crime Scene Investigation, Foundations of Forensics · Type: Motion for Appropriate Relief, Motions and Briefs

4/25/2019

Bean Motion, Lab Reports, and Transcript

Topic: DNA · Type: Motions and Briefs

4/25/2019

Dorman Order and Court of Appeals decision

Topic: Death Investigation, Foundations of Forensics · Type: Motion to Preserve Evidence, Motions and Briefs

4/25/2019

Order Allowing Testing and Inspection of Firearms Evidence and to Transport Evidence to Defense Expert

Topic: Firearms, Foundations of Forensics · Type: Motion for Independent Testing

4/25/2019

Motion for Independent Testing

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Motion for Independent Testing, Motions and Briefs

4/25/2019

Sample Motion and Order for Independent Testing

Topic: Foundations of Forensics, Toxicology · Type: Motion for Independent Testing, Motions and Briefs

4/25/2019

Notice of Objection

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Motions and Briefs

4/25/2019

Sample Motion and Order to Preserve Evidence

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Motion to Preserve Evidence, Motions and Briefs

4/25/2019

Ex Parte Motion and Order for Appointment of Private Investigator

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Funding for Expert, Motions and Briefs

4/25/2019

Ex Parte Motion and Order for Appointment of Expert (Forensic Neuropsychologist)

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Funding for Expert, Motions and Briefs

4/25/2019

Ex Parte Motion and Order for Appointment of Expert (Arson)

Topic: Arson, Foundations of Forensics · Type: Funding for Expert, Motions and Briefs

4/24/2019

Motion to Exclude Firearm Identification Testimony of Agents Tanner and Ware

Topic: Firearms · Type: Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony, Motions and Briefs

4/24/2019

Motion to Exclude Firearm Identification Testimony, Memorandum of Law, State’s Brief in Response to Defendant’s Motion, and Order

Topic: Firearms · Type: Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony, Motions and Briefs

4/24/2019

Motion to Suppress DNA Evidence

Topic: DNA · Type: Motion to Preserve Evidence, Motions and Briefs

4/24/2019

Motion to Prohibit State’s Expert from Rendering Opinion on Gun Shot Residue Testing

Topic: Firearms · Type: Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony, Motions and Briefs

4/24/2019

Motion to Exclude Testimony Regarding Field Sobriety Tests

Topic: Toxicology · Type: Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony, Motions and Briefs

4/24/2019

Order Excluding Paul Glover’s Testimony

Topic: Toxicology · Type: Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony, Motions and Briefs

4/24/2019

Third Motion for Production of Discovery Regarding DNA and Forensic Evidence and Motion to Prevent Consumptive DNA Testing

Topic: DNA, Foundations of Forensics · Type: Discovery Motion, Motion to Preserve Evidence, Motions and Briefs

4/24/2019

Defendant’s Motion to Compel Discovery

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Discovery Motion, Motions and Briefs

4/24/2019

Order Requiring Laboratories to Produce Records to Defendant

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Discovery Motion, Motions and Briefs

4/24/2019

Second Motion for Disclosure of SBI Testing Procedures and Data

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Discovery Motion, Motions and Briefs

4/24/2019

Order for Disclosure of SBI and NC Highway Patrol Testing Data

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Discovery Motion, Motions and Briefs

4/24/2019

Order of Law Enforcement Certification

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Discovery Motion, Motions and Briefs

4/24/2019

Motion to Compel Certification that all Discovery has been Provided

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Discovery Motion, Motions and Briefs

4/24/2019

Motion for Discovery Regarding the State Bureau of Investigation

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Discovery Motion, Motions and Briefs

4/24/2019

Order for Cell Phone Records

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Discovery Motion, Motions and Briefs

4/24/2019

Motion for Discovery of Laboratory/Scientific Evidence

Topic: Arson, Foundations of Forensics · Type: Discovery Motion, Motions and Briefs

4/24/2019

Motion for Drug Dog Discovery

Topic: Detection Dogs · Type: Discovery Motion, Motions and Briefs

4/24/2019

Motion for Discovery of Laboratory/Scientific Evidence

Topic: Drug Analysis, Toxicology · Type: Discovery Motion, Motions and Briefs

4/24/2019

Motion for Discovery of Laboratory/Scientific Evidence

Topic: DNA · Type: Discovery Motion, Motions and Briefs

4/24/2019

Firearms and Toolmarks Overview

Topic: Firearms · Type: Websites

4/24/2019

NIJ Firearm Examiner Training

Topic: Firearms · Type: Trainings

4/24/2019

Firearms Tutorials

Topic: Firearms · Type: Websites

4/24/2019

Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners

Topic: Firearms · Type: Websites

4/24/2019

Firearms and Toolmarks Subcommittee

Topic: Firearms · Type: Websites

4/24/2019

Forensic Nurse Terminology

Topic: Forensic/Sexual Assault Exams · Type: Websites

4/24/2019

Medical Abbreviations and Definitions

Topic: Forensic/Sexual Assault Exams · Type: Websites

4/24/2019

North Carolina Board of Nursing Practice Homepage

Topic: Forensic/Sexual Assault Exams · Type: Websites

4/24/2019

International Association of Forensic Nurses

Topic: Forensic/Sexual Assault Exams · Type: Websites

4/24/2019

Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner – Technical Assistance

Topic: Forensic/Sexual Assault Exams · Type: Websites

4/24/2019

Multidisciplinary Sexual Assault Glossary

Topic: Forensic/Sexual Assault Exams · Type: Websites

4/24/2019

SBI Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit

Topic: Forensic/Sexual Assault Exams · Type: Websites

4/24/2019

Cook County Motion to Exclude Fingerprint Identification

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony, Motions and Briefs

4/24/2019

State v. Rudolph

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony, Motions and Briefs

4/24/2019

State v. Zajac

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony, Motions and Briefs

4/24/2019

State v. Irick, 291 N.C. 480, 491-492 (1977)

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Cases

4/24/2019

Onin’s Fingerprint Forum

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Websites

4/24/2019

Fingerprint Analysis Basics

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Websites

4/24/2019

Fingerprint evidence collection techniques

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Websites

4/23/2019

International Association of Identification

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Websites

4/23/2019

Friction Ridge Subcommittee

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Websites

4/23/2019

State v. Rogers, 355 N.C. 420, 432 (2002)

Topic: Eyewitness ID · Type: Cases

4/23/2019

Brief Bank

Topic: Eyewitness ID · Type: Motions and Briefs

4/22/2019

Technical Working Group for Eyewitness Evidence

Topic: Eyewitness ID · Type: Reports and Publications

4/22/2019

Innocence Project: Eyewitness Misidentification

Topic: Eyewitness ID · Type: Websites

4/22/2019

State v. Cotton

Topic: Eyewitness ID · Type: Cases

4/22/2019

Procedures for Challenging Eyewitness Identification Evidence

Topic: Eyewitness ID · Type: Reports and Publications

4/22/2019

Reevaluating Lineups: Why Witnesses Make Mistakes

Topic: Eyewitness ID · Type: Reports and Publications

4/22/2019

An Overview of the DRE Program, Officer, and Procedures

Topic: Drug Recognition Experts · Type: Websites

4/22/2019

Washington State Patrol Forensic Laboratory Services

Topic: Drug Recognition Experts · Type: Websites

4/17/2019

Crime Lab and Forensic Scandals

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Websites

4/17/2019

Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Websites

4/17/2019

National Registry of Exonerations

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Websites

4/17/2019

NC General Statutes

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Statutes and Legislation

4/17/2019

Forensic Services Unit

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Websites

4/17/2019

Florida Forensic Science

Topic: Digital Evidence, Drug Analysis, Fingerprints, Foundations of Forensics, Toxicology · Type: Websites

4/17/2019

National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology & the Law

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Websites

4/17/2019

Scientific Web Resources for Judges

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Websites

4/17/2019

Sample Cross-Examination Transcripts

Topic: Death Investigation, DNA, Fingerprints, Firearms · Type: Websites

4/17/2019

NIJ Funded Software Tools, Apps and Databases

Topic: Arson, Death Investigation, Digital Evidence, DNA · Type: Websites

4/17/2019

A Simplified Guide to Forensic Science

Topic: Arson, Crime Scene Investigation, Digital Evidence, DNA, Drug Analysis, Fingerprints, Firearms, Foundations of Forensics, Toxicology · Type: Websites

4/17/2019

Forensic Bioinformatics

Topic: DNA · Type: Websites

4/17/2019

Short Tandem Repeat DNA Internet DataBase

Topic: DNA · Type: Websites

4/17/2019

Digital Evidence Insider

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Websites

4/17/2019

NACDL’s Fourth Amendment Center

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Websites

4/17/2019

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Websites

4/17/2019

Social Media Law Enforcement Guides

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Reports and Publications

4/17/2019

FoneFinder

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Websites

4/17/2019

Retention Periods of Major Cellular Service Providers

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Reports and Publications, Websites

4/17/2019

Database of internet service and other online content providers

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Websites

4/17/2019

Digital Evidence Subpoena Guide

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Reports and Publications

4/17/2019

Guide to Child Pornography Cases

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Reports and Publications

4/17/2019

Getting Facebook into Evidence

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Reports and Publications

4/17/2019

Digital Evidence Subcommittee

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Websites

4/17/2019

Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Websites

4/16/2019

DNA Audit Summary

Topic: DNA · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2019

Discovery checklist

Topic: DNA · Type: Discovery Motion, Motions and Briefs

4/16/2019

BBC Knowledge Explainer DNA

Topic: DNA · Type: Trainings

4/16/2019

DNA Mixture Lessons

Topic: DNA · Type: Trainings

4/16/2019

Scientific Working Group on DNA Analysis Methods (SWGDAM)

Topic: DNA · Type: Websites

4/16/2019

Motion for Drug Dog Discovery

Topic: Detection Dogs · Type: Discovery Motion, Motions and Briefs

4/16/2019

Canine Detection Evidence

Topic: Detection Dogs · Type: Websites

4/16/2019

Drug Detection Dogs: Is this Reliable Evidence?

Topic: Detection Dogs · Type: Trainings

4/16/2019

Detector Dog Research

Topic: Detection Dogs · Type: Websites

4/16/2019

United States Police Canine Association

Topic: Detection Dogs · Type: Websites

4/16/2019

USDA National Detector Dog Manual

Topic: Detection Dogs · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2019

Scientific Working Group on Dog and Orthogonal Detector Guidelines

Topic: Detection Dogs · Type: Websites

4/16/2019

Dogs and Sensors Subcommittee

Topic: Detection Dogs · Type: Websites

4/16/2019

Anatomy of the Human Body

Topic: Death Investigation · Type: Websites

4/16/2019

The Scientific and Legal Implications of Virtual Autopsies

Topic: Death Investigation · Type: Trainings

4/16/2019

N.C. OCME Administrative Codes, Rules and Statues

Topic: Death Investigation · Type: Statutes and Legislation

4/16/2019

N.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

Topic: Death Investigation · Type: Websites

4/16/2019

Medicolegal Death Investigation Subcommittee

Topic: Death Investigation · Type: Websites

4/16/2019

Crime scene forensics: How does it work?

Topic: Crime Scene Investigation · Type: Websites

4/16/2019

Overcoming Defense Expert Testimony in Abusive Head Trauma Cases

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2019

NC Child Medical Evaluation Program

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Websites

4/16/2019

Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2019

Sudden Unexplained Infant Death Investigation

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2019

Additional bite mark articles

Topic: Bite Mark · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2019

Cases Where DNA Revealed that Bite Mark Analysis Led to Wrongful Arrests and Convictions

Topic: Bite Mark · Type: Cases, Reports and Publications

4/16/2019

Forensic Ontology – Bitemark Evidence

Topic: Bite Mark · Type: Websites

4/16/2019

Innocence Project’s amicus brief

Topic: Bite Mark · Type: Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony, Motions and Briefs

4/16/2019

American Board of Forensic Odontology (ABFO) Reference Manual

Topic: Bite Mark · Type: Reports and Publications

4/15/2019

Pillbox

Topic: Drug Analysis · Type: Websites

4/15/2019

PubChem

Topic: Drug Analysis · Type: Websites

4/15/2019

Drug Identification Tool

Topic: Drug Analysis · Type: Websites

4/15/2019

Weighing Marijuana Reference

Topic: Drug Analysis · Type: Cases

4/15/2019

Measuring the Impact of Cognitive Bias in Fire Investigation

Topic: Arson · Type: Reports and Publications

4/15/2019

Habeas Relief From Bad Science: Does Federal Habeas Corpus Provide Relief for Prisoners Possibly Convicted on Misunderstood Fire Science?

Topic: Arson · Type: Reports and Publications

4/15/2019

Trial by Fire: Did Texas execute an innocent man?

Topic: Arson · Type: Reports and Publications

4/15/2019

Spark of Truth: Can Science Bring Justice to Arson Trials?

Topic: Arson · Type: Featured Articles

4/15/2019

InterFire.org

Topic: Arson · Type: Trainings

4/15/2019

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

Topic: Arson · Type: Websites

4/15/2019

NC International Association of Arson Investigators, Inc.

Topic: Arson · Type: Websites

4/15/2019

International Association of Arson Investigators, Inc.

Topic: Arson · Type: Websites

4/15/2019

Ignitable Liquids Reference Collection Database

Topic: Arson · Type: Websites

4/15/2019

Forensic Fire Scene Examination – What it Tells Us, and What it Doesn’t

Topic: Arson · Type: Reports and Publications

4/15/2019

USFA Fire Burn Pattern Tests

Topic: Arson · Type: Reports and Publications

4/15/2019

Death by Fire

Topic: Arson · Type: Websites

4/15/2019

Scientific Protocols for Fire Investigation

Topic: Arson · Type: Reports and Publications

4/15/2019

Thermal Properties Database

Topic: Arson · Type: Reports and Publications

4/15/2019

Spontaneous Ignition in Fire Investigation

Topic: Arson · Type: Reports and Publications

4/15/2019

Reducing Uncertainty of Quantifying the Burning Rate of Upholstered Furniture

Topic: Arson · Type: Reports and Publications

4/15/2019

NFPA 921: Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations, 2017 ed.

Topic: Arson · Type: Reports and Publications

4/15/2019

Fire and Arson Scene Evidence: A Guide for Public Safety Personnel

Topic: Arson · Type: Reports and Publications

4/15/2019

A Guide for Investigating Fire and Arson

Topic: Arson · Type: Reports and Publications

4/15/2019

Fire and Explosion Investigation Subcommittee

Topic: Arson · Type: Websites

4/15/2019

National Academy of Sciences Report

Topic: Arson · Type: Reports and Publications

4/15/2019

Forensic Science Assessments: A Quality and Gap Analysis – Fire Investigation

Topic: Arson · Type: Reports and Publications

4/12/2019

United States v. Hebshie

Topic: Arson · Type: Cases

4/12/2019

The Arson Research Project

Topic: Arson · Type: Websites

4/12/2019

Forensic Investigation Techniques for Inspecting Electrical Conductors Involved in Fire

Topic: Arson · Type: Reports and Publications

4/8/2019

Certainty and Uncertainty in Reporting Fingerprint Evidence

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Featured Articles

4/4/2019

DNA Mixtures: A Forensic Science Explainer

Topic: DNA · Type: Reports and Publications

3/26/2019

ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 037: Guidelines for Opinions and Testimony in Forensic Toxicology

Topic: Death by Distribution · Type: Reports and Publications

3/17/2019

Amicus Brief in Commonwealth v. Carrillo

Topic: Death by Distribution · Type: Motions and Briefs

3/17/2019

Vital Statistics Reference Guidance, Number 2

Topic: Death by Distribution · Type: Reports and Publications

2/4/2019

Feigned Consensus: Usurping the Law in Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma Prosecutions

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Featured Articles

12/16/2018

American Bar Association Standards on DNA Evidence (2018)

Topic: DNA · Type: Reports and Publications

10/30/2018

New Approaches to Digital Evidence Acquisition and Analysis

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Featured Articles

9/6/2018

Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS): In Scientific Evidence, Even ‘Gold Standard’ Techniques Have Limitations

Topic: Arson, Drug Analysis, Toxicology · Type: Featured Articles

2/1/2018

DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST): Participant Manual

Topic: Toxicology · Type: Books

2/1/2018

Randy Papetti, The Forensic Unreliability of The Shaken Baby Syndrome

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Books

1/1/2018

NC DHHS Drug Evaluation & Classification Program

Topic: Drug Recognition Experts · Type: Reports and Publications

11/7/2017

State v. McPhaul, 256 N.C. App. 303 (2017)

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Cases

11/1/2017

Forensic DNA Analysis: A Primer for Courts

Topic: DNA · Type: Reports and Publications

10/4/2017

North Carolina Juvenile Defender Manual: Chapter 7, Capacity to Proceed

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Reports and Publications

9/15/2017

Forensic Science Assessments: A Quality and Gap Analysis – Latent Fingerprint Examination

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Reports and Publications

7/4/2017

Marijuana-Impaired Driving A Report to Congress

Topic: Drug Recognition Experts, Toxicology · Type: Reports and Publications

6/29/2017

Machine Testimony

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Featured Articles

4/16/2017

Making Sense of Forensic Genetics

Topic: DNA · Type: Reports and Publications

3/7/2017

State v. Babich, 252 N.C. App. 165 (2017)

Topic: Toxicology · Type: Cases

3/1/2017

The Relationship Between Eyewitness Confidence and Identification Accuracy: A New Synthesis

Topic: Eyewitness ID · Type: Reports and Publications

1/1/2017

David L. Faigman et al., Modern Scientific Evidence: The Law and Science of Expert Testimony

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Books

12/22/2016

Expert Testimony about Eyewitness Identification

Topic: Eyewitness ID · Type: Websites

12/15/2016

NIST Research Enables Enhanced DNA “Fingerprints”

Topic: DNA · Type: Reports and Publications

11/26/2016

Forensic bitemark identification: weak foundations, exaggerated claims

Topic: Bite Mark · Type: Featured Articles

11/1/2016

Gunshot residue contamination of the hands of police offices following start-of-shift handling of their firearm

Topic: Firearms, Trace Evidence · Type: Featured Articles

9/1/2016

PCAST Report

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Reports and Publications

9/1/2016

PCAST Report

Topic: Bite Mark · Type: Reports and Publications

9/1/2016

Forensic Science in Criminal Courts: Ensuring Scientific Validity of Feature-Comparison Methods

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Reports and Publications

8/18/2016

Urine Drug Screening: Minimizing False-Positives and False-Negatives to Optimize Patient Care

Topic: Toxicology · Type: Featured Articles

8/16/2016

State v. Daughtridge, 248 N.C. App. 707 (2016)

Topic: Death Investigation · Type: Cases

7/7/2016

NIST 3D Ballistics Research Database

Topic: Firearms · Type: Websites

6/10/2016

State v. McGrady, 368 N.C. 880 (2016)

Topic: Experts · Type: Cases

4/30/2016

Evolutions in DNA Forensics

Topic: DNA · Type: Websites

4/1/2016

National Protocol for Sexual Abuse Medical Forensic Examinations – Pediatric

Topic: Forensic/Sexual Assault Exams · Type: Reports and Publications

1/1/2016

PCAST Report

Topic: Firearms · Type: Reports and Publications

1/1/2016

Traumatic shaking: The role of the triad in medical investigations of suspected traumatic shaking

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Reports and Publications

7/12/2015

Weak DNA evidence could undermine justice, experts say

Topic: DNA · Type: Reports and Publications

7/7/2015

What’s In a (Trade) Name?

Topic: Drug Analysis · Type: Cases

4/3/2015

The Fourth Amendment in the Digital Age

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Trainings

2/1/2015

Forensic DNA Mixups

Topic: DNA · Type: Trainings

2/1/2015

The path forward on bite mark matching – and the rearview mirror

Topic: Bite Mark · Type: Reports and Publications

1/15/2015

Field Documentation of Unusual Post-Mortem Arthropod Activity on Human Remains

Topic: Death Investigation · Type: Reports and Publications

1/1/2015

Jeffrey B. Welty, Digital Evidence

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Books

1/1/2015

Erin E. Murphy, Inside the Cell: The Dark Side of Forensic DNA

Topic: DNA · Type: Books

1/1/2015

James C. Garriott, Ed., Garriott’s Medicolegal Aspects of Alcohol (4th, 5th, and 6th ed)

Topic: Toxicology · Type: Books

1/1/2015

NIJ Fingerprint Sourcebook

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Reports and Publications

1/1/2015

John M. Butler, Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing: Interpretation

Topic: DNA · Type: Books

10/1/2014

Identifying the Culprit Assessing Eyewitness Identification (2014)

Topic: Eyewitness ID · Type: Reports and Publications

6/29/2014

False-positive interferences of common urine drug screen immunoassays: a review

Topic: Toxicology · Type: Featured Articles

5/1/2014

Guidelines on Mobile Device Forensics

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2014

Post Mortem: Death Investigation in America

Topic: Death Investigation · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2014

State v. Bailey

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Cases

4/16/2014

Recognizing When a Child’s Injury or Illness Is Caused by Abuse

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Reports and Publications

1/1/2014

Deborah Tuerkheimer, Flawed Convictions: “Shaken Baby Syndrome” and the Inertia of Injustice

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Books

1/1/2014

Stephen M. Stahl, Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology: Prescriber’s Guide (5th ed.)

Topic: Toxicology · Type: Books

1/1/2014

Marilyn T. Miller, Crime Scene Investigation Laboratory Manual

Topic: Crime Scene Investigation · Type: Books

1/1/2014

Automatic comparison and evaluation of impressions left by a firearm on fired cartridge cases

Topic: Firearms · Type: Featured Articles

1/1/2014

Cynthia Kuhn, Ph.D., et al. Buzzed: The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy (4th ed)

Topic: Toxicology · Type: Books

1/1/2014

DOJ Memorandum – Eyewitness Identification: Procedures for Conducting Photo Arrays

Topic: Eyewitness ID · Type: Reports and Publications

1/1/2014

Therapeutic and toxic blood concentrations of nearly 1,000 drugs and other xenobiotics

Topic: Toxicology · Type: Reports and Publications

7/15/2013

Session Law 2013-338

Topic: Crime Labs, Foundations of Forensics · Type: Statutes and Legislation

6/4/2013

Supreme Court Upholds Taking DNA Upon Arrest

Topic: DNA · Type: Cases, Websites

6/4/2013

North Carolina Defender Manual: Chapter 2, Capacity to Proceed

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Reports and Publications

6/1/2013

The Limitations and Admissibility of Using Historical Cellular Site Data to Track the Location of a Cellular Phone

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Reports and Publications

5/6/2013

May 6, 2013 DOJ Letter

Topic: Firearms · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2013

Timeline of DNA Analysis in North Carolina

Topic: DNA · Type: Featured Articles

4/16/2013

The Handbook of Forensic Services (revised 2013)

Topic: Crime Scene Investigation, Death Investigation · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2013

Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for Law Enforcement (2013)

Topic: Crime Scene Investigation · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2013

The Biological Evidence Preservation Handbook: Best Practices for Evidence Handlers

Topic: Crime Scene Investigation · Type: Reports and Publications

4/1/2013

National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations

Topic: Forensic/Sexual Assault Exams · Type: Reports and Publications

2/20/2013

Supreme Court: Alert by a Trained or Certified Drug Dog Normally Provides Probable Cause

Topic: Detection Dogs · Type: Cases, Websites

1/1/2013

Stephen J. Morse and Adina L. Roskies, Eds., A Primer on Criminal Law and Neuroscience

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Books

12/10/2012

Experts in Child Sex Cases: Reversible Error in a Recent Case

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Websites

12/1/2012

Hypothesis Testing of the Critical Underlying Premise of Discernible Uniqueness in Firearms-Toolmarks Forensic Practice

Topic: Firearms · Type: Featured Articles

12/1/2012

Forensic DNA Statistics: Still Controversial In Some Cases

Topic: DNA · Type: Reports and Publications

11/29/2012

State v. Lawson, 352 Ore. 724 (2012)

Topic: Eyewitness ID · Type: Cases

11/23/2012

Lana Canen case

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Cases

11/1/2012

George Allen case

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Cases

10/12/2012

Expert Testimony: “The Child Was Sexually Abused”

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Websites

10/10/2012

Examining Shaken Baby Syndrome Convictions in Light of New Medical Scientific Research

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Reports and Publications

10/9/2012

Dog Sniffs of People and the Fourth Amendment

Topic: Detection Dogs · Type: Websites

10/1/2012

A placebo-controlled study to assess Standardized Field Sobriety Tests performance during alcohol and cannabis intoxication in heavy cannabis users and accuracy of point of collection testing devices for detecting THC in oral fluid

Topic: Drug Recognition Experts · Type: Reports and Publications

7/2/2012

Session Law 2011-307

Topic: Crime Labs, Foundations of Forensics · Type: Statutes and Legislation

6/1/2012

Analysis of experiments in forensic firearms/toolmarks practice offered as support for low rates of practice error and claims of inferential certainty

Topic: Firearms · Type: Featured Articles

5/25/2012

Digital Forensics for Attorneys

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Trainings

5/4/2012

“Selected Mental Health Issues in Criminal Cases” Provides a Guide on Capacity to Proceed

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Reports and Publications

4/30/2012

Shaken Baby Syndrome, Abusive Head Trauma, and Actual Innocence: Getting It Right

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Reports and Publications

4/17/2012

Failed Evidence: Why Law Enforcement Resists Science

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Books

4/16/2012

DNA for the Defense Bar

Topic: DNA · Type: Reports and Publications

4/4/2012

Report from the Incapacity to Proceed Committee of the North Carolina General Assembly

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Reports and Publications

3/5/2012

State of Maryland v. Charles David Brightful, et al, No. K-10-04-259, Circuit Court for Carroll County, MD March 5, 2012

Topic: Drug Recognition Experts · Type: Cases

1/9/2012

Presumptive and Confirmatory Tests – Virtual CLE

Topic: Blood and Bodily Fluids, Foundations of Forensics · Type: Trainings

1/1/2012

D.P. Lyle, MD, ABA Fundamentals: Forensic Science

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Books

1/1/2012

Paul C. Giannelli et al., Scientific Evidence (5th ed.)

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Books

1/1/2012

Larry E. Daniel & Lars E. Daniel, Digital Forensics for Legal Professionals: Understanding Digital Evidence From the Warrant to the Courtroom

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Books

1/1/2012

Predicting and Preventing Wrongful Convictions

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Reports and Publications

11/15/2011

State v. Dail (unpublished)

Topic: Detection Dogs · Type: Cases

9/20/2011

State v. Trogdon

Topic: Bite Mark · Type: Cases

9/10/2011

Forensic Science: Why No Research?

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Reports and Publications

8/4/2011

Ombudsman’s Report

Topic: Crime Labs, Foundations of Forensics · Type: Reports and Publications

6/29/2011

Rethinking Shaken Baby Syndrome

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Reports and Publications

6/28/2011

Greg Taylor Lawsuit

Topic: Blood and Bodily Fluids, Crime Labs · Type: Motions and Briefs

6/8/2011

UNC School of Government Blog: Voluntary Intoxication

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Featured Articles

6/8/2011

Voluntary Intoxication, Mental Capacity, and Defensive Force: Eight Principles on Instructing the Jury

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Reports and Publications

6/8/2011

North Carolina Civil Commitment Manual: Chapter 7, Automatic Commitment–Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Reports and Publications

6/4/2011

North Carolina Civil Commitment Manual: Chapter 8, Commitment of Defendants Found Incapable of Proceeding

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Reports and Publications

6/1/2011

Review of the FBI’s Progress Responding to the Recommendations from the Mayfield Case

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Reports and Publications

5/6/2011

People v. Jabrocki

Topic: Measurement Uncertainty · Type: Cases

5/4/2011

City of Kent v. McDaniel

Topic: Measurement Uncertainty · Type: Motions and Briefs

4/16/2011

Handler beliefs affect scent detection dog outcomes

Topic: Detection Dogs · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2011

Serology Evidence (Blood, Saliva, Semen, etc.) (2011)

Topic: Blood and Bodily Fluids, Crime Scene Investigation · Type: Trainings

4/16/2011

Crime Scene Forensic Evidence Collection Guidelines For Defense Attorneys

Topic: Crime Scene Investigation · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2011

The Child Cases

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2011

Science-Dependent Prosecution and the Problem of Epistemic Contingency: A Study of Shaken Baby Syndrome

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2011

Aleman v. Village of Hanover Park

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Cases

3/31/2011

Forensic Sciences Act

Topic: Crime Labs, Foundations of Forensics · Type: Statutes and Legislation

3/15/2011

State v. Boozer, 210 N.C. App. 371 (2011)

Topic: Eyewitness ID · Type: Cases

3/10/2011

BBC Radio investigative program

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Featured Articles

2/2/2011

Shaken-Baby Syndrome Faces New Questions in Court

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Reports and Publications

1/1/2011

Willie Grimes case

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Cases

1/1/2011

David L. Faigman et al., Modern Scientific Evidence: The Law and Science of Expert Testimony, Vol. 1: Statistics & Research Methods

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Books

1/1/2011

The Need for a Research Culture in the Forensic Sciences

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Reports and Publications

1/1/2011

Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Third Edition

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Reports and Publications

12/1/2010

Knife and Saw Toolmark Analysis in Bone: A Manual Designed for the Examination of Criminal Mutilation and Dismemberment

Topic: Firearms · Type: Featured Articles

10/26/2010

Showups Aren’t Lineups

Topic: Eyewitness ID · Type: Websites

9/21/2010

State v. Fausto

Topic: Measurement Uncertainty · Type: Motions and Briefs

8/11/2010

Fallible DNA evidence can mean prison or freedom

Topic: DNA · Type: Reports and Publications

6/17/2010

State v. Ward 364 N.C. 133 (2010)

Topic: Drug Analysis · Type: Cases

6/9/2010

Expert Testimony Regarding Impairment

Topic: Drug Recognition Experts · Type: Featured Articles

4/16/2010

Shooting-Incident Reconstruction Within a Room

Topic: Crime Scene Investigation · Type: Reports and Publications

3/23/2010

State v. Weimer

Topic: Measurement Uncertainty · Type: Motions and Briefs

3/1/2010

An Independent Review of the SBI Forensic Laboratory

Topic: Crime Labs, Foundations of Forensics · Type: Reports and Publications

1/1/2010

Richard Saferstein, Ed., Forensic Science Handbook: Volume I, II, III

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Books

1/1/2010

Sworls and Whorls: Litigating Post-Conviction Claims of Fingerprint Misidentification after the NAS Report

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Featured Articles

1/1/2010

Edward F. Fitzgerald, Intoxication Test Evidence, Vol. 1-3 (2d ed.)

Topic: Toxicology · Type: Books

1/1/2010

John M. Butler, Fundamentals of Forensic DNA Typing

Topic: DNA · Type: Books

1/1/2010

Forensic Trace DNA: A Review

Topic: DNA · Type: Reports and Publications

1/1/2010

State v. Rawls, 700 S.E.2d 112 (2010)

Topic: Eyewitness ID · Type: Cases

12/1/2009

Do Delta9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Concentrations Indicate Recent Use in Chronic Cannabis Users?

Topic: Drug Recognition Experts · Type: Reports and Publications

5/1/2009

Invalid Forensic Science Testimony and Wrongful Convictions

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Reports and Publications

4/17/2009

National Academy of Sciences Report

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2009

National Academy of Sciences Report

Topic: DNA · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2009

National Academy of Sciences Report

Topic: Death by Distribution, Death Investigation · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2009

National Academy of Sciences Report

Topic: Bite Mark · Type: Reports and Publications

2/1/2009

Strenthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Reports and Publications

1/1/2009

James Shellow, Cross-Examination of the Analyst in Drug Prosecutions

Topic: Drug Analysis · Type: Books

1/1/2009

Ross M. Gardner & Tom Bevel, Practical Crime Scene Analysis and Reconstruction

Topic: Crime Scene Investigation · Type: Books

1/1/2009

National Academy of Sciences Report

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Reports and Publications

1/1/2009

George L. Bianchi et al., Understanding DUI Scientific Evidence (2d ed.)

Topic: Toxicology · Type: Books

1/1/2009

Suggestive Eyewitness Identification Procedures and the Supreme Court’s Reliability Test in Light of Eyewitness Science: 30 Years Later

Topic: Eyewitness ID · Type: Featured Articles

1/1/2009

Burton v. Kentucky, 300 S.W.3d 126 (Ky. 2009)

Topic: Drug Recognition Experts · Type: Cases

1/1/2009

National Academy of Sciences Report

Topic: Drug Analysis · Type: Reports and Publications

1/1/2009

National Academy of Sciences Report

Topic: Firearms · Type: Reports and Publications

8/1/2008

The Controversy Concerning Gunshot Residues Examinations

Topic: Firearms, Trace Evidence · Type: Featured Articles

6/4/2008

A Presentation on Capacity to Proceed: How to Get Your Client Evaluated

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Trainings

5/8/2008

The Defenses of Voluntary Intoxication, Diminished Capacity, and Unconsciousness

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Cases

4/15/2008

False Positives Equal False Justice

Topic: Drug Analysis · Type: Cases

3/1/2008

Eyewitness Identification Reform Act (EIRA)

Topic: Eyewitness ID · Type: Statutes and Legislation

1/1/2008

National Fire Protection Association 921: Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations

Topic: Arson · Type: Books

1/1/2008

David L. Faigman et al., Modern Scientific Evidence: Forensics (Student ed.)

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Books

1/1/2008

Tom Bevel & Ross M. Gardner, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis With an Introduction to Crime Scene Reconstruction (3d ed.)

Topic: Crime Scene Investigation · Type: Books

1/1/2008

Brian J. Heard, Firearms and Ballistics: Examining and Interpreting Forensic Evidence (2d ed)

Topic: Firearms · Type: Books

1/1/2008

The Potential for Error in Forensic DNA Testing (and How That Complicates the Use of DNA Databases for Criminal Identification

Topic: DNA · Type: Reports and Publications

1/1/2008

Ballistic Imaging

Topic: Firearms · Type: Reports and Publications

1/1/2008

Computer Forensics for Dummies

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Books

12/1/2007

Daubert Challenges to Firearms (“Ballistics”) Identifications

Topic: Firearms · Type: Featured Articles

12/1/2007

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Video Collection

Topic: Blood and Bodily Fluids, Crime Scene Investigation · Type: Websites

6/8/2007

Mental Illness and the Death Penalty in North Carolina

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2007

Drug Dogs – Reliability Issues and Case Law – How Good is that Doggie’s Nose?

Topic: Detection Dogs · Type: Trainings

1/17/2007

Digital Evidence in the Courtroom: A Guide For Law Enforcement and Prosecutors

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Reports and Publications

5/26/2006

FBI Lab Scraps Gunfire Residue

Topic: Firearms · Type: Featured Articles

4/16/2006

Detector Dogs and Probable Cause

Topic: Detection Dogs · Type: Reports and Publications

3/1/2006

Inspector General’s Report on the FBI Mayfield Error

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Reports and Publications

1/1/2006

David R. Teddy, DWI Trial Notebook (2d ed.)

Topic: Toxicology · Type: Books

1/1/2006

Werner U. Spitz, Ed., Spitz and Fisher’s Medicolegal Investigation of Death: Guidelines for the Application of Pathology to Crime Investigation (4th ed.)

Topic: Death Investigation · Type: Books

1/1/2006

Lucien C. Haag, Shooting Incident Reconstruction

Topic: Crime Scene Investigation, Firearms · Type: Books

1/1/2006

Edward E. Hueske, Practical Analysis and Reconstruction of Shooting Incidents

Topic: Firearms · Type: Books

1/1/2006

William C. Head, The DUI Book: A Citizen’s Handbook on Fighting a Drunk Driving Case

Topic: Toxicology · Type: Books

1/1/2006

National Training Standards for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examiners

Topic: Forensic/Sexual Assault Exams · Type: Reports and Publications

6/8/2005

Determine Whether Your Client Has A Cognitive Disability: A Checklist

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Reports and Publications

6/3/2005

Summary of the FBI Laboratory’s Gunshot Residue Symposium, May 31-June 3, 2005

Topic: Firearms, Trace Evidence · Type: Featured Articles

1/1/2005

More than Zero: Accounting for Error in Latent Fingerprint Identification

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Featured Articles

1/1/2005

John M. Butler, Forensic DNA Typing: Biology, Technology, and Genetics of STR Markers (2d ed.)

Topic: DNA · Type: Books

5/1/2004

Brandon Mayfield Case

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Cases

4/17/2004

Forensic Examination of Digital Evidence: A Guide for Law Enforcement

Topic: Digital Evidence · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2004

Crime Scene Investigation: A Reference for Law Enforcement Training (2004)

Topic: Crime Scene Investigation · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2004

A biomechanical analysis of the causes of traumatic brain injury in infants and children

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2004

The cutaneous manifestations and common mimickers of physical child abuse

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Reports and Publications

4/1/2004

NHTSA Drug and Human Performance Fact Sheets

Topic: Toxicology · Type: Reports and Publications

1/1/2004

Jan Semenoff, Intoxilyzer Breath Alcohol Testing: Professional Edition

Topic: Toxicology · Type: Books

1/1/2004

Priorities and Strategies for Improving the Investigation, Use of Toxicology Results, and Prosecution of Drug-Impaired Driving Cases

Topic: Drug Recognition Experts · Type: Reports and Publications

1/1/2004

Forensic Crime Labs: Scrutinizing Results, Audits and Accreditation

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2003

Medical Examiners’ and Coroners’ Handbook on Death Registration and Fetal Death Reporting

Topic: Death Investigation · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2003

Accidental Scald Burns in Sinks

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Reports and Publications

1/1/2003

Barry A.J. Fisher, Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation (6th ed.)

Topic: Crime Scene Investigation · Type: Books

1/1/2003

Donnell R. Christian, Forensic Investigation of Clandestine Laboratories

Topic: Drug Analysis · Type: Books

1/1/2003

Communicating Statistical DNA Evidence

Topic: DNA · Type: Reports and Publications

12/1/2002

Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Child Sexual Abuse

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2002

A Guide for Manner of Death Classification (2002)

Topic: Death Investigation · Type: Reports and Publications

1/1/2002

State v. Lee, 154 N.C. App. 410, 417 (2002)

Topic: Eyewitness ID · Type: Cases

10/10/2001

Strategic Plan for Improving the Medical Examiner System

Topic: Crime Labs, Death Investigation · Type: Reports and Publications

10/10/2001

Strategic Plan for Improving the Medical Examiner System

Topic: Death Investigation · Type: Reports and Publications

7/16/2001

Digital Rectification and Resizing Correction of Photographic Bite Mark Evidence

Topic: Bite Mark · Type: Reports and Publications

6/1/2001

Burn Injuries in Child Abuse

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2001

Fatal pediatric head injuries caused by short-distance falls

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Reports and Publications

1/1/2001

Application of Low Copy Number DNA Profiling

Topic: DNA · Type: Reports and Publications

1/1/2001

Winek’s Drug & Chemical Blood-Level Data

Topic: Toxicology · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2000

A Fly for the Prosecution – How Insect Evidence Helps Solve Crimes

Topic: Death Investigation · Type: Reports and Publications

4/16/2000

Evaluating Physical Abuse in Children

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations · Type: Reports and Publications

10/1/1999

Eyewitness Evidence A Guide for Law Enforcement

Topic: Eyewitness ID · Type: Reports and Publications

2/1/1999

Forensic Sciences: Review of Status and Needs

Topic: Foundations of Forensics · Type: Websites

1/1/1999

Shirley McKie case

Topic: Fingerprints · Type: Cases

1/1/1999

Vincent J.M. DiMaio, Gunshot Wounds: Practical Aspects of Firearms, Ballistics, and Forensic Techniques (2d ed.)

Topic: Death Investigation, Firearms · Type: Books

1/1/1998

Eyewitness Identification Procedures: Recommendations for Lineups and Photospreads

Topic: Eyewitness ID · Type: Featured Articles

1/1/1996

Terry Mills, III et al., Instrumental Data for Drug Analysis, Vol. 6 and 7

Topic: Drug Analysis, Toxicology · Type: Books

1/1/1994

William W. Shockley & Harold C. Pillsbury III, The Neck: Diagnosis and Surgery

Topic: Child Abuse Allegations, Death Investigation · Type: Books

6/8/1993

The Voluntary Intoxication Defense

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Reports and Publications

9/1/1992

The Diminished Capacity Defense

Topic: Mental Health · Type: Reports and Publications

1/1/1981

Criminal Law – Expert Testimony on Bite Marks

Topic: Bite Mark · Type: Cases, Reports and Publications

1/1/1973

John E. Leffler, A Short Course in Modern Organic Chemistry

Topic: Drug Analysis, Toxicology · Type: Books

4/26/1970

Eugene W. Berg et al., Physical and Chemical Methods of Separation

Topic: Drug Analysis, Toxicology · Type: Books

1/1/1970

Ralph L. Shriner et al., The Systematic Identification of Organic Compounds (5d ed.)

Topic: Drug Analysis, Toxicology · Type: Books

1/1/1970

Roger Adams et al., Laboratory Experiments in Organic Chemistry (4th ed.)

Topic: Drug Analysis, Toxicology · Type: Books