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Brief • April 2, 2024
KQED, Inc v. CDCR, CA, Ruling on Petition for Writ of Mandate-Motion for Production Schedule Order, Public Records, 2024
Article • March 15, 2024 • from CLN March, 2024
Filed under: junk science
Studying Ant Bites on Cadavers May Advance Criminal Investigations by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Forensic entomology generally focuses on the activity of blowflies and beetles in estimating the time of death. But Professor Paola Magni of Australia’s Murdoch University is a leading forensic entomologist urging forensic professionals to consider …
Article • March 15, 2024 • from CLN March, 2024
The Supreme Court’s Forensic Follies by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson The framers of the Constitution attempted to guarantee defendants a fundamentally fair trial. They did so, however, at a time when modern science and the scientific method was in its infancy. For that reason, scientific forensic evaluations and …
Article • March 15, 2024 • from CLN March, 2024
Filed under: junk science
The Potential for Soil Dust Analysis in Forensics by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Australian forensic scientists, led by Flinders University, have been studying how the chemical and biological analysis of as little as three mg of dust can pinpoint its geographical origin, so it “can be used as …
Article • March 15, 2024 • from CLN March, 2024
Lung Float Test: Junk Science Used to Convict Women of Murder by David Reutter by David M. Reutter When a woman has a child while alone that does not survive, authorities may wonder if the child was stillborn or murdered by the mother. Many medical examiners attempt to answer that …
Filing • February 23, 2024
Greer v. County of San Diego, Brief of Amici Curiae, 20247 Case: 23-55607, 02/23/2024, ID: 12862766, DktEntry: 36, Page 1 of 27 Case No. 23-55607 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ____________________________ COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO Defendant and Appellant, v. FRANKIE GREER Plaintiff, and THE …
Article • February 15, 2024 • from CLN February, 2024
Filed under: junk science
Identification Via DNA, Fingerprints, and 3D Scanning of Footwear by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Eyewitness identifications of possible perpetrators of crime are often unreliable. Scientific identifications by comparison of DNA profiles and fingerprint exemplars are, by far, more trustworthy. But coming soon may be identifications made by analysis of …
Article • February 15, 2024 • from CLN February, 2024
New Mexico Supreme Court Announces Marquez’s Holding That ‘Crime of Shooting at or From Motor Vehicle Cannot Be Predicate Felony Supporting Charge of Felony Murder’ Is New Substantive Rule and Applies Retroactively by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of New Mexico held that the holding of State …
Article • February 15, 2024 • from CLN February, 2024
Study Raises Alarms About Inaccuracies and Bias in Gun Forensics Reporting by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott An October 2023 study from Iowa State University reveals a troubling trend among firearms experts reporting on cartridge-case comparisons. The authors of the study, Gary Wells and Andrew Smith, state that …
Article • February 15, 2024 • from CLN February, 2024
Tales From the ‘Tails’ of Bloodstains by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Protrusions that deviate from the boundaries of otherwise elliptical bloodstains—known as “tails”—may provide additional relevant crime-scene evidence, according to James Bird, scientist and co-author of a study appearing in the journal Physics of Fluids. A group of scientists …
Article • February 15, 2024 • from CLN February, 2024
Researchers Find Fiber Evidence Lasts Longer Underwater Than Previously Thought by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott People have long looked to bodies of water as safe places to dispose of and forever hide evidence of their crimes. They believed that by tossing murder weapons or victims into the …
Publication • January 29, 2024
Filed under: Grievances
OIG Report-CDCR Violated Its Regulation by Redirecting Backlogged Allegations of Staff Misconduct to Be Processed as Routine Grievances, Jan. 2024 OIG Amarik K. Singh OFFICE of the INSPECTOR GENERAL Inspector General Neil Robertson Chief Deputy Inspector General Independent Prison Oversight JANUARY 29, 2024 № SR-23-01 The Department Violated Its Regulations …
West Virginia University Forensic Scientists Provide a Benchmark for Analyzing Duct Tape Fracture Edges by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott A common household item is being analyzed by forensic scientists as the newest tool in crime scene investigations. Researchers at West Virginia University are establishing the standard for …
One Solution to Jurors Giving Too Much Weight to Improper Forensic Testimony: 4-Minute Training Video Based on DOJ Guidelines by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Improper forensic evidence played a part in 1 out of 5 wrongful convictions listed in the National Registry of Exonerations as of September 2023. Studies …
Fourth Circuit: Evidentiary Hearing Required Where Prisoner’s Allegation of Mental Illness, if True, Is Sufficient to Demonstrate ‘Extraordinary Circumstances’ Warranting Both Rule 60(b)(6) Relief and Tolling of Habeas SOL by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that an evidentiary hearing was …
Article • January 15, 2024 • from CLN January, 2024
Human DNA Retrieved From Dogs Might Provide Evidence by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Researchers from Flinders University in Australia published the results of a study involving the work of the Victoria Police Forensic Services Department and Deakin University regarding the collection of human DNA from 20 dogs from separate …
California Bans Bogus ‘Excited Delirium’ Diagnosis as Cause of Death by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In October 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsome signed a bill into law that prohibits “excited delirium” from being recognized as a valid diagnosis or cause of death. The law was prompted by the death …
Brief • December 20, 2023
McDugle v. Hicks, OK, Petition for Relief, Denial of Public Records, 2023 PJLe.D DISTRICT couk,RT Gtegh1n1 County, o a. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF STEPHENS COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA KEVIN McDUGLE and JUSTIN HUMPHREY, as individuals DEC ZD .ffll MILODV HARPER Court Clerk ) ) ) Plaintiffs, vs. JASON HICKS, …
Article • December 15, 2023 • from CLN December, 2023
Kentucky Supreme Court Clarifies When Lesser-Included Offense Instruction Must Be Provided, Reverses Convictions Based on Trial Court’s Failure to Properly Instruct Jury by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Supreme Court of Kentucky reversed convictions for first-degree wanton endangerment (“FDWE”) and first-degree persistent felony offender, holding that the trial court …
Brief • November 22, 2023
Newsday, LLC v. Nassau County Police Dept, NY, FOIL Denial, 2023 Newsday, LLC v. Nassau County Police Department, --- N.Y.S.3d ---- (2023) 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 06050 2023 WL 8102717 Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York. In the Matter of NEWSDAY, LLC, appellant, v. NASSAU COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT, …
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