Green Light for Justice: Dutch Researchers Find Perovskite Method Improves Gunshot Residue Analysis with Unprecedented Sensitivity by Jo Ellen Nott A groundbreaking adaptation of perovskite technology is poised to transform forensic analysis of gunshot residue (“GSR”), offering unprecedented speed and sensitivity. “Perovskite” refers to a class of materials with a …

New Jersey Supreme Court Excludes CSLI Testimony Based on Agent’s ‘Rule Of Thumb’ Method for Determining Defendant’s Location by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The Supreme Court of New Jersey held a lower court erred when it allowed an FBI agent to testify about cell site location information (“CSLI”) …

The Daniel Buffington Dilemma: Does His Expert Witness Testimony Satisfy Daubert? by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott Twenty-seven states in the U.S. have the death penalty. Those states and the federal government carry out the sentence by injecting a lethal mix of one, two, or three drugs as …

Alabama Supreme Court Announces Testimony About Cell-Site Location Data Is ‘Scientific’ Expert Testimony, Not Lay, Triggering Daubert Analysis by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso In its January 8, 2021, opinion, the Supreme Court of Alabama held that a law enforcement agent’s testimony about how historical cell-site data could be used …

Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Officer Testified as Expert on Child Sexual Abuse Without First Being Qualified and 42 Pa.C.S. § 5920 Overruled Dunkle by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that a police officer testified as an expert without first being qualified by the court at …

Ninth Circuit: District Court Abdicated Daubert Gatekeeping Function by Failing to Make Reliability Findings on Expert Witness’ Testimony by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona failed in its gatekeeping function …

After a Decade of Fighting, The Last Resort Exoneration Project Finally Frees Two Wrongfully Convicted of Murder by Michael Fortino, Ph.D by Michael Fortino, Ph.D. Kevin Baker and Sean Washington, having served nearly 25 years on a double murder sentence and facing life in prison, never gave up hope because …