Comments http://defensology.com Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:27:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Warner Strikes Again by: Robert Perez http://defensology.com/2006/01/06/warner-strikes-again/#comment-4198 Fri, 21 Jul 2006 06:35:24 +0000 http://defensology.com/2006/01/06/warner-strikes-again/#comment-4198 What sort of information did you have in mind? What sort of information did you have in mind?

]]> Comment on Warner Strikes Again by: hamilton center for cognitive behavioural therapy http://defensology.com/2006/01/06/warner-strikes-again/#comment-4197 Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:00:36 +0000 http://defensology.com/2006/01/06/warner-strikes-again/#comment-4197 <strong>hamilton center for cognitive behavioural therapy</strong> Do you mind to post some more information about this ? hamilton center for cognitive behavioural therapy

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]]> Comment on Client slugs lawyer in trial by: » Blog Archive » Yet another lawyer attacked in trial http://defensology.com/2006/05/25/client-slugs-lawyer-in-trial/#comment-4196 Thu, 20 Jul 2006 05:09:20 +0000 http://defensology.com/2006/05/25/client-slugs-lawyer-in-trial/#comment-4196 [...] That&#8217;s exactly what one Minnesota judge did and it may be the only way to deal with this growing problem (I&#8217;ve written about other cases here and here). [...] […] That’s exactly what one Minnesota judge did and it may be the only way to deal with this growing problem (I’ve written about other cases here and here). […]

]]> Comment on Judge Apologizes for wrongful conviction by: Robert Perez http://defensology.com/2006/03/23/judge-apologizes-for-wrongful-conviction/#comment-1715 Thu, 01 Jun 2006 07:02:49 +0000 http://defensology.com/2006/03/23/judge-apologizes-for-wrongful-conviction/#comment-1715 The state is Texas (as stated in the article) and the judge and defendant are both named, so it should be easy enough to track down. I'll google it and see what I can come up with. The state is Texas (as stated in the article) and the judge and defendant are both named, so it should be easy enough to track down. I’ll google it and see what I can come up with.

]]> Comment on Judge Apologizes for wrongful conviction by: Robert Perez http://defensology.com/2006/03/23/judge-apologizes-for-wrongful-conviction/#comment-1714 Thu, 01 Jun 2006 07:01:26 +0000 http://defensology.com/2006/03/23/judge-apologizes-for-wrongful-conviction/#comment-1714 Hmm. There was a newspaper story but I think the link wasn't permalinked and it's aged now. I'll see what I can dig up. Hmm. There was a newspaper story but I think the link wasn’t permalinked and it’s aged now. I’ll see what I can dig up.

]]> Comment on Utah Crime Lab abandons GSR by: » Blog Archive » FBI Joins the trend abandoning GSR http://defensology.com/2006/01/16/utah-crime-lab-abandons-gsr/#comment-1680 Wed, 31 May 2006 01:59:21 +0000 http://defensology.com/2006/01/16/utah-crime-lab-abandons-gsr/#comment-1680 [...] I&#8217;ve written previously about the decline of GSR (Gunshot Residue analysis) as a forensic mainstay here and here, as have other commentators. And now the FBI, operators of the biggest forensic lab in the world, have announced that they will no longer perform GSR analysis in their labs. I have no idea why people are expressing shock at this development, it&#8217;s been brewing for some time and the conclusion was inevitable. The truth is, it&#8217;s a flawed technology that produces too many false positives and exposes one of the bigger problems in the forensic lab community: rampant contamination. [...] […] I’ve written previously about the decline of GSR (Gunshot Residue analysis) as a forensic mainstay here and here, as have other commentators. And now the FBI, operators of the biggest forensic lab in the world, have announced that they will no longer perform GSR analysis in their labs. I have no idea why people are expressing shock at this development, it’s been brewing for some time and the conclusion was inevitable. The truth is, it’s a flawed technology that produces too many false positives and exposes one of the bigger problems in the forensic lab community: rampant contamination. […]

]]> Comment on Judge Apologizes for wrongful conviction by: Erie Nagle http://defensology.com/2006/03/23/judge-apologizes-for-wrongful-conviction/#comment-1547 Fri, 26 May 2006 15:08:43 +0000 http://defensology.com/2006/03/23/judge-apologizes-for-wrongful-conviction/#comment-1547 Could you please help me and tell me how where I could find more details about this story "Judge Apologizes for wrongful conviction"? What city and state did this happen? Is there a newpaper article printed about this story? Thanks, Erie Nagle 2303 Alimony Cove Austin, Texas 78727 Could you please help me and tell me how where I could find more details about this story “Judge Apologizes for wrongful conviction”? What city and state did this happen? Is there a newpaper article printed about this story?
Thanks,
Erie Nagle
2303 Alimony Cove
Austin, Texas 78727

]]> Comment on If the DNA doesn’t fit, you must … um, quit? by: » Blog Archive » Father Robinson found Guilty http://defensology.com/2006/04/27/if-the-dna-doesnt-fit-you-must-um-quit/#comment-991 Fri, 12 May 2006 03:49:44 +0000 http://defensology.com/2006/04/27/if-the-dna-doesnt-fit-you-must-um-quit/#comment-991 [...] I wrote about this case earlier and called the evidence against Father Robinson &#8220;flimsy&#8221;. It was enough, however, for the jury to find him Guilty, so I stand rebuked. Still, when you consider that they found male DNA not only on the nun&#8217;s underwear, but under her fingernails (strongly indicating a struggle with her killer) and that it was NOT a match with Father Robinson, you have to wonder &#8230; why? The rest of the case was circumstantial, and the hard scientific evidence pointed to someone else. Guilty? (shakes head). [...] […] I wrote about this case earlier and called the evidence against Father Robinson “flimsy”. It was enough, however, for the jury to find him Guilty, so I stand rebuked. Still, when you consider that they found male DNA not only on the nun’s underwear, but under her fingernails (strongly indicating a struggle with her killer) and that it was NOT a match with Father Robinson, you have to wonder … why? The rest of the case was circumstantial, and the hard scientific evidence pointed to someone else. Guilty? (shakes head). […]

]]> Comment on Junk Science scores another victim by: » Blog Archive » Update on Texas execution of innocent man http://defensology.com/2005/11/09/junk-science-scores-another-victim/#comment-704 Wed, 03 May 2006 23:04:30 +0000 http://defensology.com/2005/11/09/junk-science-scores-another-victim/#comment-704 [...] An update on an earlier post about the sad case of Todd Cameron Willingham, executed by Texas in 2004 for a crime experts now say he did not commit. Four of the nation&#8217;s top arson investigators were asked to indendently review the evidence used to convict Willingham of the alleged arson that resulted in the deaths of his three daughters. He went to his death proclaiming his innocence. In their report released Tuesday, the investigators concluded that evidence relied on by prosecutors to convict Willingham was the type of evidence &#8220;routinely associated with accidental fires&#8221;. [...] […] An update on an earlier post about the sad case of Todd Cameron Willingham, executed by Texas in 2004 for a crime experts now say he did not commit. Four of the nation’s top arson investigators were asked to indendently review the evidence used to convict Willingham of the alleged arson that resulted in the deaths of his three daughters. He went to his death proclaiming his innocence. In their report released Tuesday, the investigators concluded that evidence relied on by prosecutors to convict Willingham was the type of evidence “routinely associated with accidental fires”. […]

]]> Comment on The “CSI Effect” by: » Blog Archive » More on the “CSI Effect” http://defensology.com/2005/11/01/the-csi-effect/#comment-677 Wed, 03 May 2006 17:44:17 +0000 http://defensology.com/2005/11/01/the-csi-effect/#comment-677 [...] There were many good reasons for the verdict (e.g., my client was innocent), but any time you pit the word of the defendant and his cohorts against the sworn testimony of multiple police officers, you&#8217;re on very thin ice. I can&#8217;t help thinking that this case illustrates a variant of the CSI Effect I&#8217;ve written about in the past. There&#8217;s really no excuse to see prosecutions failing to utilize available technology to make their case. When they fail to produce such evidence, they do so at their peril. [...] […] There were many good reasons for the verdict (e.g., my client was innocent), but any time you pit the word of the defendant and his cohorts against the sworn testimony of multiple police officers, you’re on very thin ice. I can’t help thinking that this case illustrates a variant of the CSI Effect I’ve written about in the past. There’s really no excuse to see prosecutions failing to utilize available technology to make their case. When they fail to produce such evidence, they do so at their peril. […]

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