Why do I see two peaks on my EtOH analysis using HS-GC-FID? This is a frequent question asked by criminal defense lawyers. Typically in the analysis of an accused’s motorist’s blood for EtOH composition (his or her Blood Alcohol Content) by way of Headspace Gas Chromatography with Flame Ionization Detector (HS-GC-FID) we will see two […]
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As the above scene says “You are not a prisoner here, you are our guest.” Will you be our guest and consider writing a guest blog post? If you have a good topic or theme, then please drop us a line. Together, we can put out the word of good forensic science and expose the […]
The Week 40 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 […]
Week 39 Forensic Science Geek of the Week announced!
The Forensic Science Geek of the Week The week 39 “www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week” honors goes to: JOSH LEE, ESQUIRE Josh Lee, Esquire Attorney Josh D. Lee is a criminal defense attorney and specializes in DUI Defense in Oklahoma. * Josh is a Member of the National College for DUI Defense. Members […]
Can someone honestly answer why there is still Breath testing for EtOH in America?
Can someone honestly answer why there is still Breath testing for EtOH in America? Disclosure: As I have posted before, when people speak of Evidentiary Breath Testing (EBT) as a means of measuring Blood Alcohol Content (BAC), I shut off. My personal opinion is that: 1. The Paradigm Shift as Dr. Michael Hlastala writes is […]
Why do instruments need to be calibrated?
Calibration (and bias) schema is a procedure that imperfectly transforms a response into a useful measure. Some crime laboratories have no method or manner as to how, why or when they should calibrate their instruments. Other laboratories have truly arbitrary intervals that they calibrate their instruments, but then they declare that this arbitrary interval is […]
The Week 39 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 […]
A rose by any other name??? More on Metrology and its nomenclature
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet… is a quotation by William Shakespeare from his play Romeo and Juliet meant to say that the names of things do not matter, only what things are. In the play Romeo and Juliet, the line is said by Juliet in reference to Romeo’s house, Montague […]
False Conclusions and False Convictions: Attempts of Elucidating Pharmacodynamic Effect from an Analytical Chemistry Result-How Solely an Analytical Chemistry Result in a DUID Prosecution Cannot Scientifically Support a Conclusion of Driving Under the Influence of Drugs
False Conclusions and False Convictions: Attempts of Elucidating Pharmacodynamic Effect from an Analytical Chemistry Result-How Solely an Analytical Chemistry Result in a DUID Prosecution Cannot Scientifically Support a Conclusion of Driving Under the Influence of Drugs To download this post as a finished pdf article please click on the below: False Conclusions and False Convictions- […]
Week 38 Forensic Science Geek of the Week announced!
The Forensic Science Geek of the Week The week 38 “www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week” honors goes to: PAM KING, ESQUIRE Pam King has been a lawyer with the Minnesota State Public Defender Trial Team since 2007. In that role, she is an active participant in the DNA Institute, a program designed to […]
The Week 38 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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