Issues in Explosives Residue Analysis A Primer for the Bar Frederic Whitehurst, Ph.D.[1] [Editor’s Note: This is a multi-part series deigned to educate the defense bar on important issues concerning explosive and explosive residue investigations] Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Back to the Basics: Was it the result of an explosive device in the first […]
2 years of the Forensic Science Geek of the Week Challenge
I suppose you can categorize the world and this baffling human experience we all share into two categories: those who take and those who give. I try to keep myself net positive in the column of those who give. There is a quote I try to live by and it is this: Develop an expertise […]
The Week 103 Forensic Science Geek is Announced
The Forensic Science Geek of the Week Please visit the www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com FaceBook fan page. The week 100 “www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week” honors goes to:Steven W. Hernandez, Esquire According to our Geek, the following is offered: Steven W. Hernandez, Esq., is admitted to practice in State of New Jersey and the United States […]
The Week 104 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 […]
Issues in Explosives Residue Analysis: Experience: What makes for a proper expert in explosive scene investigation?
Issues in Explosives Residue Analysis A Primer for the Bar Frederic Whitehurst, Ph.D.[1] [Editor’s Note: This is a multi-part series deigned to educate the defense bar on important issues concerning explosive and explosive residue investigations] Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Back to the Basics: Was it the result of an explosive device in the first […]
Another failure of Quality Assurance in a Crime Laboratory that is framed as a bad analyst acting alone
You know the story. The headline screams that a lone wolf analyst made mistakes in the laboratory all by him or herself but the prosecution and the laboratory itself assures the public there is nothing to worry about and all is well. Here we go again. History repeats itself in this article: Texas Crime Lab […]
In the category of things that upset me and should upset you, I give you the SBI Lab
Well, I was going to use this blog post to write about the ethics of a crime laboratory, but where do you begin with a story like this. I suggest that if this article, if true, doesn’t give you multiple points of pause, then there is something wrong with you. Kudos to the District Attorneys […]
The Week 103 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 […]
Issues in Explosives Residue Analysis: Interpretation of data in explosive scene investigation
Issues in Explosives Residue Analysis A Primer for the Bar Frederic Whitehurst, Ph.D.[1] [Editor’s Note: This is a multi-part series deigned to educate the defense bar on important issues concerning explosive and explosive residue investigations] Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Back to the Basics: Was it the result of an explosive device in the first […]
The known pharmacology of EtOH: Impossible BAC or BrAC Numbers
It seems every day, there is some sort of news report that claims that there is a new “record breaking” Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) or Breath Alcohol Content (BrAC) result in a DUI case. Is this so? Ethanol is perhaps the most studied drug in the history of mankind. As such, and due to the […]
The Week 102 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 […]
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