In case you have been living under a rock, you have heard of the NIST OSAC movement to try to reform and standardize the practice of forensic science. You can read about the effort here: Why you should be impressed with the NIST OSAC structure: The taming of the Wild Wild West National Forensic Science […]
Another week, another forensic science scandal in Texas: HPD
Another week, another forensic science scandal in Texas: HPD Everything, they say, is bigger in Texas. It seems as if Texas has a new forensic science reported scandal every single week. The question is why? Why Texas? I have a theory: it’s the lawyers. Over the last 4 or so years, Texas has been on […]
Problems in Bexar County Texas Too-Integrated Forensic Laboratories LLC
Another day, another headline. Sigh. According to the below email and also the newspaper article, sadly here’s another issue with an accredited laboratory and Quality Assurance. Here is another one: Lab errors place Bexar DWI cases under scrutiny By Eva Ruth Moravec May 22, 2014 | Updated: May 23, 2014 11:38am SAN ANTONIO — Hundreds […]
The scientific and legal truth behind Stand-off detection of alcohol in car cabins
The scientific and legal truth behind Stand-off detection of alcohol in car cabins A Huffington Post Article recently caught our eyes: New Laser Device May Be A Drunk Driver’s Worst Nightmare By Jacqueline Howard Posted: 06/08/2014 7:28 am EDT Updated: 06/08/2014 7:59 am EDT. Just the title alone captured our imagination. So we looked into […]
Another day, Another Breath Test Scandal
Another day, Another Breath Test Scandal When will we just face facts, Breath Testing America just does not work any more. It is not useful. It perhaps served a purpose back in the 1950s, but today with blood testing and Gas Chromatography, it no longer is needed. Today’s story comes out of Colorado. Again, the […]
Brady notice in DUID cases at DPS Austin in Texas
Every once and a while, I get an email or a report that claims that the sender has never seen an incorrect analytical chemistry result come out of an accredited crime laboratory. I’m going to start publishing them when I get them. So, attorneys please send them in to us. Here is a fairly recent […]
Why so Low? Rule 702 “Hurdle” and who is an expert
Why so Low? Rule 702 “Hurdle” and who is an expert If you stopped and asked anyone (other than a lawyer) what type of education, training and experience one would have to have in order to be qualified in court as an expert witness, you will get varying responses. Some will say PhD. Others will […]
The American Chemical Society-Chemistry and the Law Division Announces The ACS Forensic Lawyer-Scientist Designation as recognized by the Chemistry and the Law Division of the ACS
***For immediate publication and sharing*** The American Chemical Society-Chemistry and the Law Division Announces The ACS Forensic Lawyer-Scientist Designation as recognized by the Chemistry and the Law Division of the ACS http://www.forensicchromatography.com/lawyer-scientist/ With more than 161,000 members, the American Chemical Society (ACS) is the world’s largest scientific society and one of the world’s […]
White House Office of Science and Technology Subcommittee on Forensic Sciences
We are a little behind on our blogs. We hope this week to do some major catching up on current events. When we first started this blog, there was not a lot of discussion on the known problems of forensic science. Now, there is much discussion. And there is very little action. I suppose […]
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