All criminal charges are serious for the person who is facing them. Any criminal charge can affect your entire life in ways that you might not realize right away. When the charges are federal charges, the possible effects might be even more considerable. It is crucial...
Month: March 2016
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Forensic evidence follow-up: Report discredits bite-mark analysis
We recently wrote about controversy surrounding the reliability of forensic evidence. All forensic tests contain some degree of uncertainty, and most have a higher degree of uncertainty than the general public realizes.In fact, there are even some forensic tests that...
Feds working to tighten clarity standards for forensic evidence
If modern television police shows are to be believed, forensic science can prove who committed a crime 100 percent of the time, making old-fashioned detective work virtually obsolete. On these programs, officers only need a few hairs, a spot of blood or a shell casing...