Justice Dept. failed to disclose flawed forensic work to defendants 
Published: April 17, 2012
Tags: forensic evidence, Justice Department
For years, Justice Department officials failed to notify federal criminal defendants of their attorneys about unreliable forensic evidence that may have led to the conviction of innocent people, the Washington Post reports.
Gunshot location evidence ruled admissible under Frye
Published: November 8, 2011
Tags: forensic evidence, gun, Missouri, shooting, wrongful death
A Missouri trial judge faced with the first-in-the-nation Frye v. U.S. challenge to forensic evidence retrieved from a ShotSpotter gunshot location system has concluded that the evidence is admissible.
FBI reviews cases where flawed evidence used
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: January 19, 2010
Tags: ballistics, forensic evidence
Three people convicted of murder have been released from prison because their cases were tainted by a now discredited theory that bullets found at a crime scene could be linked to bullets found in possession of suspects.
Forensic evidence report new weapon for defense lawyers
By:
Susan Bocamazo
Published: March 16, 2009
Tags: fingerprints, forensic evidence, handwriting analysis
A recent forensic science report released by the National Academy of Sciences is likely to be a new weapon for attorneys, particular criminal defense lawyers trying to exclude non-DNA forensic evidence, such as fingerprints, hair analysis, tool marks, handwriting analysis and bite marks.
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