As of December 14, 2010, there have been 261 exonerees according to The Innocence Project. 74 of the 261 cases are connected to defective or fraudulent forensic science. That is over 28%. A new movie starring Hillary Swank in part exposes this phenomenon in Conviction. It chronicles the false conviction of Kenny Waters. From wikipedia: […]
Winner of the Week 32 Forensic Science Geek of the Week!!!
The Forensic Science Geek of the Week The week 32 “www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week” honors goes to: MEHUL B. ANJARIA The Week 32 Forensic Science Geek of the Week: Mehul B. Anjaria According to his website: “MBA DNA Consulting, LLC was founded with the goal of providing a bridge between science and […]
The Week 32 www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week Challenge!!!
Forensic Science Geek of the Week Forensic Science Geek of the Week Thanks to the combined inspiration of Christine Funk, Esquire and Chuck Ramsay, Esquire, a new twist of this blog is being introduced. A weekly fun forensic science challenge/trivia question. The winner will be affectionately dubbed “www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week.” Rules: […]
Can (insert analyte) be tested for by GC-FID or GC-MS?
One of the most frequent questions that I get from other lawyers is something like this: Can synthetic marijuana be tested for by GC-FID or GC-MS? Can marijuana be tested for by GC-FID or GC-MS? Can methamphetamine be tested for by GC-FID or GC-MS? The truthful answer is, it depends. Let’s take for example the […]
Conclusion to the twelve part ISO 17025 introduction
In a series of posts, I am going to introduce the reader to the existence of ISO 17025 and its importance. I am going to introduce it in bite-sized bits for easy digestion. Just like all matters of learning, knowledge is incremental over time and builds upon previous exposure. So far we have answered the […]
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