Topic
Forensic Science
177 published works
Deandra Grant Law – Texas Criminal Defense & DWI Defense
Is Gunshot Residue Evidence Reliable?
It depends entirely on what the analyst found and what they claimed it meant. Gunshot residue testing can be done well. It can also produce a result that means almost…
Law Web
Unlocking the Silent Witness: A Master Guide to Forensic Jurisprudence, Post-Mortem Science, and Medical Evidence in Criminal Trials
By Law Web
1. Introduction: The Strategic Convergence of Science and LawIn the contemporary Indian legal landscape, the transition from colonial-era statutes—the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)—to…
Law Web
Supreme Court: How to ascertain time of death by passing of rigor mortis?
By Law Web
Moreover, the doctor who conducted autopsy on the dead body on 06.10.1979 at 4.30 p.m., in the report has mentioned that rigor mortis had passed through upper extremities and was…
Law Web
Class Evidence, Not Proof of Identity: Medical Jurisprudence Perspectives on Bloodstain Serology
By Law Web
Why this still mattersBefore DNA profiling became the principal tool for source attribution, forensic laboratories used ABO and other inherited blood-group markers to characterise dried bloodstains. The absorption–elution technique, developed…
Law Web
What is basic concept of artifact in medical jurisprudence and the Forensic Art of Spotting False Evidence?
By Law Web
IntroductionIn the world of forensic medicine, not everything that looks like violence is violence, and not everything that resembles injury actually is one. Courts, investigators, and even seasoned lawyers can…
Law Web
Supreme Court: How to appreciate evidence of prosecution if weapon of offence is not shown to doctor to obtain his opinion?
By Law Web
A very relevant piece of evidence which has been noticed by the High Court, but not given due consideration, is that apart from the blood-stained knife (Ex. P-3) and certain…
Deandra Grant Law – Texas Criminal Defense & DWI Defense
Who Checks the Crime Labs? Inside the TFSC
The short answer: The Texas Forensic Science Commission accredits crime labs, licenses analysts, and publishes what goes wrong. Here is what it covers, what it cannot touch, and how to…
Deandra Grant Law – Texas Criminal Defense & DWI Defense
What’s Under Review at the Crime Labs
The short answer: Eleven Texas crime labs disclosed problems in one quarter. Here is the July 2026 Forensic Science Commission docket and what it means for a case built on…
Legal History Blog
Thank You to Guest Blogger Mitra Sharafi!
By karentanilegalhistoryblog-blogspot-com
We are so grateful to Professor Mitra Sharafi (University of Wisconsin, Madison) for coming back to the blog this past month and posting a wonderful series of reflections. Here is a…
Deandra Grant Law – Texas Criminal Defense & DWI Defense
Annie Dookhan and the Lab That Failed for Nine Years
Annie Dookhan was a chemist at the Massachusetts state drug lab in Jamaica Plain who fabricated test results for roughly nine years. Massachusetts eventually threw out more than 21,000 cases…