CAN YOU BELIEVE IT’S BEEN A YEAR???!!!?!???!??? 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 […]
The Particular Witness Rule as established in Bullcoming v. New Mexico
SPECIAL EDITION NEWS FLASH: [Full Disclosure: I was one of the co-authors on the NACDL/NCDD amicus curiae briefs in the case of Bullcoming v. New Mexico. You can hear the audio of the oral argument here. I have waited several hours on purpose to post here in order to try to remain objective.] On September […]
Why evidentiary breath test machines are not regularly scientifically calibrated
One of my favorite movies is The Matrix. There is one scene that really jumps out to me. When Morpheous and Neo first meet. Morpheus shows Neo two pills: a blue and a red one. If Neo chooses the blue pill, he will wake up in his bed and forget about everything that happened to […]
Emerging technology: novel immunogenic method that could recover usable fingerprints from old evidence and difficult surfaces
In what could prove to be a landmark development in forensic science to both law enforcement and for the Innocence Project, we want to present to you the recent work of Dr Xanthe Spindler of University Technology Sydney. She has published that she has developed a new method of developing what heretofore would be undiscovered […]
The Week 51 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 51 “www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week” honors goes to: Mehul B. Anjaria The Week 51 Forensic Science Geek of the Week: Mehul B. Anjaria According to his website: “MBA DNA Consulting, LLC was founded with the goal […]
The Week 51 Forensic Science Geek of the Week Question
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 […]
The danger of “I know it when I see it” identification
I have written here before about the danger of the “I know it when I see it” approach and even in combination with screening tests such as the NIK Public Safety tests. Roadside screening tests such as the NIK Public Safety Reagent Based Tests Can Provide False Positives. Here is another unfortunate example of bad […]
Forensic Science Blogs that I watch
If you don’t have Google Reader with subscriptions set up, then I think you are either drowning in information or don’t have an effective and efficient way of managing your time to make sure that you don’t miss out on information. I personally monitor over 200 blogs each and every day in real time using […]
The Week 50 Forensic Science Geek of the Week Question
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 […]
Practice good hygiene and get fired or convicted
Alcohol-based antiseptics used to kill bacteria on your hands could also potentially kill your career if you’re required to undergo regular testing for alcohol consumption, according to a new study. Even though they’re rubbed onto the skin rather than ingested, alcohol-based hand hygiene products can still cause the alcohol levels in your bloodstream to spike […]
Another crime laboratory in danger: US Army
Some folks seem to think that laboratory errors are confined to local laboratories and rouge out-of-control isolated agents who are either sloppy or up to no good. Intuitively, we know this is not true. Laboratories are run by humans. Humans make mistakes. Some humans deliberately lie to get what they want and to keep themselves […]
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