Our good friend, Ron Moore, Esquire writes us “I actually had a client researching lawyers who looked at the Truth About Forensic Science geek of the week posts and liked my answers. It made a difference in who he decided to hire. Thanks!” So, there is a lot of value in www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek […]
Williams v. Illinois: The Confrontation Clause Rights in light of modern forensic science
On December 6, 2011, the Unites States Supreme Court heard argument in the case of Williams v. Illinois. The transcripts of the oral argument can is available on the Supreme Court of the United States website. Some information so you can understand the facts and the subsequent analysis that I offer: Summary of the Facts: […]
GC consumables and preventive maintenance
Lots of prosecutors and police scientists like to present the Gas Chromatograph (GC) and its results as totally infallible, not subject to interpretation, and never wrong. While GC technology is good (in fact if the analysis is conducted on a stable and properly maintained and installed instrument using a validated method with a well-trained and […]
The Week 75 Forensic Science Geek of the Week is announced
The Forensic Science Geek of the Week Please visit the www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com FaceBook fan page. The week 75 “www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week” honors goes to two folks: Peter Carini, Esquire and Mehul B. Anjaria Peter Carini, Esquire According to the website of Geek, the following is offered: PETER CARINI has been a criminal […]
Week 75 Forensic Science Geek of the Week Challenge
Our good friend, Ron Moore, Esquire writes us “I actually had a client researching lawyers who looked at the Truth About Forensic Science geek of the week posts and liked my answers. It made a difference in who he decided to hire. Thanks!” So, there is a lot of value in www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek […]
How the GC-FID arrives at a quantitative result: Auto-integration versus Manual Integration
A frequently asked question on the listservs that I belong to basically asks the following question: In GC-FID use to quantify Blood Alcohol Content where EtOH is the target analyte, how does the machine arrive at the reported number? The machine is called a Gas Chromatograph with a Flame Ionization Detector (GC-FID). Typically the sample […]
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