Neuroimaging lie detection was excluded from a Maryland case, an Ohio man whose conviction involved bite mark evidence will receive a new trial, and a Minnesota drug trial continues to raise concerns regarding laboratory standards. Here’s this week’s round up of forensic news:
A Maryland judge has d
ecided to keep functional MRI evidence that was used as a lie detector
out of the courtroom in a murder case.
ecided to keep functional MRI evidence that was used as a lie detector
out of the courtroom in a murder case.
New evidence of innocence in the case of a former Ohio police captain, who has spent 14 years in prison for the murder of his ex-wife,
may lead to a retrial of the case. DNA testing of a bite mark that allegedly matched his dentition has now definitively excluded him as the source.
A North Carolina
law requiring forensic examiners to be certified in two specialties
has resulted in an exodus of laboratory staff.
law requiring forensic examiners to be certified in two specialties
has resulted in an exodus of laboratory staff.
In a
pre-trial hearing on drug evidence in a Minnesota court
, doubts lingered about the St. Paul Police Department Crime Laboratory’s quality management system and the possibility of contamination.
pre-trial hearing on drug evidence in a Minnesota court
, doubts lingered about the St. Paul Police Department Crime Laboratory’s quality management system and the possibility of contamination.
A Colorado County Coroner
timed her resignation so that her successor would not be chosen by voters, but rather by the county commissioners
. She wanted to ensure that a qualified person was appointed to the job, rather than a person seeking elected office without forensic experience.
timed her resignation so that her successor would not be chosen by voters, but rather by the county commissioners
. She wanted to ensure that a qualified person was appointed to the job, rather than a person seeking elected office without forensic experience.
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