Topic
Forensic Science
179 published works
Sentencing Law and Policy
“‘In the Wasteland of Your Mind’: Criminology, Scientific Discoveries and the Criminal Process”
Main February 10, 2016"'In the Wasteland of Your Mind': Criminology, Scientific Discoveries and the Criminal Process"The title of this post is the title of this interesting new article available via…
EvidenceProf Blog
Cream City Chronicles: Episode 7 of Unsolved & Low Copy Number DNA vs. Touch DNA
By Colin Miller
I have written five posts (here, here, here, here, and here) about the Unsolved Podcast, a deep dive into the unsolved 1976 disappearance and death of fourteen year-old John Zera in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This post is about the…
EvidenceProf Blog
The EDTA Case That May be Even Crazier Than the Steven Avery/”Making a Murderer” Case
By Colin Miller
This is my third in a series of posts about EDTA testing in the Steven Avery/"Making a Murderer" case (prior posts here and here). As I noted in my last post,In 2007,…
Nashville Criminal Law Report
Does Nashville’s Crime Lab Create a Conflict of Interest ?
By Rob McKinney
Metro Nashville Police Department lobbied for it's own crime lab. Supported by former Mayor Karl Dean, it was funded. Now blood alcohol reports are being generated by the lab. The key…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Automatic Justice? Technology, Crime and Social Control”
Main October 27, 2015"Automatic Justice? Technology, Crime and Social Control"The title of this post is the title of this intriguing new paper authored by Amber Marks, Ben Bowling and Colman…
The Right Coast
‘Great Pause’ Among Prosecutors As DNA Proves Fallible : NPR
Over the summer, the Texas Forensic Science Commission, which sets standards for physical evidence in state courts, came to an unsettling conclusion: There was something wrong with how state labs…
Nashville Criminal Law Report
My Day at the Rocky Mountain Laboratory
By Rob McKinney
I spend last week at a continuing legal education conference in Ft .Collins , Colorado. The conference was the brainchild of Wisconsin DUI lawyer Andrew Mishlove and sponsored by the National…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Boston bombing defense team turns to brain science in making mitigation case
Main May 6, 2015Boston bombing defense team turns to brain science in making mitigation caseAs reported in this new Boston Globe piece, headlined "Brain expert testifies for Tsarnaev defense in…
EvidenceProf Blog
Federal Lawsuit Includes Claims Against Baltimore Criminalist for Mischaracterizing Gunshot Residue Evidence
By Colin Miller
On Monday, Sabein Burgess filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland against several defendants, including Daniel Van Gelder. Van Gelder, you might recall, is…
EvidenceProf Blog
The Autopsy Posts: It’s Exceedingly Unlikely Hae Min Lee’s Hemorrhages Were Caused By Punches Thrown in Her Sentra
By Colin Miller
I wonder if there was any investigation done to find a weapon used to hit her with? You would think the defense attorney would have hired a P.I. or a…