Topic
Forensic Science
179 published works
Data Counsel
Deeper Dive: Choose the Right Forensics Firm for the Job
By Eric A. Packel, Will R. Daugherty
Forensics are a key component of many data incident investigations. The importance of forensics cannot be overstated. In fact, in 2018, 65% of the incidents we handled involved some type…
EvidenceProf Blog
Episode Four of “The Case Against Adnan Syed”: Lividity Redux
By Colin Miller
Tonight's fourth (and final) episode of HBO's "The Case Against Adnan Syed" touched upon a topic I've covered extensively on this blog: livor mortis/lividity:livor mortis is the process by which…
Exterro's E-Discovery Breakdown
On the Virtues of a Platform Approach to E-Discovery: Thoughts on Complex Discovery’s Drunks, DNA, and Data Transfer Risk in E-Discovery
By Tim Rollins
This post discusses Complex Discovery's excellent post, "Drunks, DNA, and Data Transfer Risk in E-Discovery," which I read for the first time yesterday. If you're taking the time to read this…
The Defense Rests
Junk science and guns
By Paul Kennedy
Are the ejector marks from a handgun unique?How many handguns would you have to fire in order to make that conclusion?The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives would like…
Idaho Criminal Defense Blog
There’s A Problem With DNA Testing At Crime Labs – They Often Get It Wrong.
Boise State University Professor Dr. Greg Hampikian is a Biologist whose work has identified persons wrongly accused and convicted of crimes. He is regarded as one of the foremost forensic…
The Right Coast
DNA lifted from Golden State Killer suspect at Hobby Lobby parking lot key to cracking case, documents show
The four-decade hunt for the Golden State Killer reached a turning point in April when detectives lifted the DNA of their suspect from his car door as he shopped inside…
Data Counsel
Deeper Dive: Forensics
A company’s ability to quickly and effectively conduct a forensic investigation is often critical to limiting the impacts of a data security incident, determining the scope of the incident and…
The Faculty Lounge
Frances Glessner Lee and the Birth of Forensic Science
Frances Glessner Lee, widely considered one of the founders of forensic science, is the subject of this interesting article in the Weekly Standard. Here is the gist: Born in Chicago…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Delivers Remarks at the International Association for Identification Annual Conference
Thank you, Governor Deal, for that kind introduction. I am grateful to the International Association for Identification for giving me the opportunity to participate in your Annual Conference. It is…
EvidenceProf Blog
5th Circuit Finds No Ground for Relief Against Bite Mark Experts Who Testified at Trials of Men Who Were Later Exonerated
By Colin Miller
Bite mark comparison/analysis is a largely discredited forensic science field. In its report, Forensic Science in Criminal Courts: Ensuring Scientific Validity of Feature-Comparison Methods, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and…