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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