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Article • May 29, 2023
Secondary DNA Transfer: Little Known Phenomenon That Puts You at a Crime Scene You’ve Never Visited and Places a Murder Weapon You’ve Never Touched in Your Hand by Miles Dyson by Miles Dyson In 2008, European authorities were hot on the trail of a highly prolific serial killer and burglar. …
Article • May 15, 2023 • from CLN June, 2023
SCOTUS Announces Statute of Limitations for § 1983 Claim Challenging State’s Postconviction DNA Testing Procedures Begins to Run Upon Completion of State-Court Litigation, Including Appeals by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The Supreme Court of the United States held that when a prisoner’s request for postconviction DNA testing of evidence …
TSA Tests Facial Recognition Technology at Airports, Lawmakers Criticize Increased Surveillance by Miles Dyson by Miles Dyson The Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”) has ignited a fierce debate over privacy and surveillance as it pushes forward with trials of facial recognition technology at airports across the United States. While proponents argue …
Article • May 12, 2023
5 Facts About DNA and Wrongful Convictions by Miles Dyson by Miles Dyson In the pursuit of justice, the role of DNA evidence in criminal cases cannot be overstated. Over the years, groundbreaking advancements in DNA technology have revolutionized the criminal justice system, shedding light on cases plagued by wrongful …
Article • May 5, 2023
U.S. Marshals Service’s Secretive Surveillance Unit Still Recovering Months After Ransomware Attack by The U.S. Marshals Service’s electronic surveillance division, which operates in secrecy to track down fugitives, has been struggling to recover from a ransomware attack that occurred over two months ago. The incident highlights the ongoing threat that …
Article • April 15, 2023 • from CLN May, 2023
Ohio Supreme Court Clarifies Meaning of ‘Outcome Determinative’ in Context of Motion for Postconviction DNA Testing by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Ohio clarified the meaning of “outcome determinative” in the context of a motion filed pursuant to R.C. 2953.73, seeking postconviction DNA testing. Guy Billy …
Article • April 9, 2023
Smart Locks Violate Tenants’ Privacy and Provide Valuable Information to Police by by Jordan Arizmendi People are often blindly attracted to the latest form of technology. As long as the contraption makes our lives easier, any invasion of privacy that it might entail is ignored. Smart locks are a perfect …
Article • March 15, 2023 • from CLN April, 2023
Law Enforcement Accesses Commercial DNA Databases Without Warrant by Eike Blohm, MD by Eike Blohm, MD Joseph James DeAngelo, known as the Golden State Killer who committed heinous crimes in California during the 1970s and 1980s, has been caught. Police were able to match crime scene DNA to DeAngelo’s distant …
Article • March 15, 2023 • from CLN April, 2023
Automatic Speaker-Identification System Performs Better Than Humans by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson Many courts cases hinge on whether the voice or voices on a recording belong to a specific speaker, such as the defendant or a witness, who is unknown to the listener. Misidentification of a voice can …
DNA-Based Computer-Generated Mugshots Put Entire Community on Wanted List by Eike Blohm, MD by Eike Blohm, MD Parabon NanoLabs uses DNA from crime scenes to predict the appearance of suspects. A computer-generated mugshot released by the Edmonton Police Service was so generic that thousands of young Black men fit the …
Article • March 15, 2023 • from CLN April, 2023
Sixth Circuit: Plain View Doctrine Does Not Apply Where Items Inside Vehicle Were Not Immediately and Apparently Incriminating When Viewed by Police Positioned Outside Vehicle by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled the plain view doctrine does not apply to …
Article • February 15, 2023 • from CLN March, 2023
California Court of Appeal Affirms Grant of Suppression Motion Where Officer’s Pat Search of Defendant Based on High Crime Area, Baggy Clothes, Criminal Record, and Suspect in Separate Case by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, affirmed the Solano County Superior Court’s …
Article • February 15, 2023 • from CLN March, 2023
Was the DNA at the Crime Scene Left by the Perpetrator – or by a Pet? by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Collaborating with the Victoria Police Forensic Services Department, forensic science researcher and Ph.D. candidate Heidi Monkman, along with Dr. Mariya Goray – both from the College of Science …
Article • January 29, 2023
Body Cam Footage and Cellphone Videos Will Make the Quick Dismissals of Bad Police More Common by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott When five police officers were fired in Tennessee less than two weeks after brutally beating Tyré Nichols on January 7, 2023, and causing his death, the …
Article • January 15, 2023 • from CLN February, 2023
NYC: The First DNA Gun Crimes Unit in America by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead In the beginning of July 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the City’s Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jason Graham announced at a press conference that NYC is opening the nation’s very first DNA …
Article • January 15, 2023 • from CLN February, 2023
Connecticut Supreme Court Announces ‘John Doe’ Warrant Based on Suspect’s General Description and Partial DNA Profiles, Which May or May Not Include Suspect’s DNA, Fails to Satisfy ‘Particularity Requirement’ of Fourth Amendment by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In an issue of first impression with potentially nationwide implications, the Supreme …
Fifth Circuit: ‘Nonsubstantial Overcrowding’ of Vehicle Used in Transporting Illegal Aliens Insufficient for Imposition of Sentencing Enhancement Under Guidelines § 2L1.1(b)(6) by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that nine people in a vehicle with a rated capacity for seven people …
Article • January 11, 2023
DNA Databases Can Threaten the Privacy of Individuals Whose Profiles Are Stored in Them, Yet They Remain a Powerful Tool for Law Enforcement by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On December 30, 2023, police arrested Bryan Christopher Kohberger at his parents’ home in Pennsylvania for the savage stabbing …
Article • November 15, 2022 • from CLN December, 2022
That Robotaxi Is Watching You by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Police are tapping into a new source for their insatiable desire to collect video footage of innocent citizens — autonomous vehicles. Cops don’t like being filmed. Despite citizens having a right to capture officers on camera during the …
Brief • October 11, 2022
Wall v. Rasnick, VA, Plaintiff's Request for Live Evidentiary Hearing and Brief in Support of Discovery Sanctions, Spoliation of Video Evidence, 2022 Case 7:17-cv-00385-JPJ-PMS Document 141 Filed 10/11/22 Page 1 of 34 Pageid#: 1626 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ROANOKE DIVISION GARY WALL, …
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