Forensic Science

Garry Veeder, Forensic Scientist, Failed To Perform Mandatory Tests, Committed Fraud

AP | VALERIE BAUMAN | Posted 12.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Joseph Fisch, Forensic Tests, Garry Veeder, Criminal Cases Reviewed, Crime, Forensic Science, New York, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. — Prosecutors across New York had to review closed criminal cases because a now-dead forensic scientist routinely failed to perform...

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Governor Rick Perry and His Texas Death Machine Are In Big Trouble

David A. Love | Posted 10.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dna, George Bush, Capital Punishment, Execution, Cameron Todd Willingham, Crime, Rick Perry Secession, George W. Bush, Criminal Justice, Rick Perry, Texas, Jim Crow, New Yorker, Prison, Lynching, Forensic Science, Criminal Justice System, Death Penalty, Craig Beyler, Sharon Keller, Politics News
David A. Love

Cameron Todd Willingham is now a free man, but unfortunately it took death to release him from the confines of his prison bars.

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Texas Cannot Wait for Good Science in the Courtroom

John Terzano | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: National Academy of Sciences, Texas, The Justice Project, Forensic Science, Rick Perry, Politics News
John Terzano

The Texas Forensic Science Commission controversy is ultimately not about politics or the death penalty. At stake is the integrity of scientific evidence in Texas courtrooms, and the erosion of public confidence.

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Sonnier's Release Highlights Continuing Problem

John Terzano | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: National Academy of Sciences, Dna Testing, Texas, Wrongful Conviction, The Justice Project, Forensic Science, Criminal-Justice-Reform, Crime, Politics News
John Terzano

Ernest Sonnier's release is just the latest case that highlights the ongoing problem of wrongful convictions in Texas. And writ large, it is a reminder of the continuing struggle we face to fix our nation's broken criminal justice system.

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Texas Case Highlights Problems in Forensics Lab

John Terzano | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: National Academy of Sciences, Wrongful Conviction, Texas, The Justice Project, Forensic Science, Policy Review, Criminal Justice Reform, Politics News
John Terzano

Forensic science is not flawless, and its use in the criminal justice system is in great need of reform.

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Report on Forensic Science Challenges Accuracy of Evidence Analyses

Diann Rust-Tierney | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dna, Cameron Todd Willingham, Forensic Science, Death Penalty, Arson, Innocence Project, Death, Politics News
Diann Rust-Tierney

Many forensic methods such as hair samples and blood spatters, are often mishandled by poorly trained technicians. Thousands of people convicted on the basis of such evidence may actually be innocent.

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The Long-Awaited Call for Forensic Science Reform

John Terzano | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: The Justice Project, Crime Labs, Forensic Science, National Academy of Sciences, Forensic Tests, Dna, Criminal Justice System, National Institute of Forensic Science, Csi, Politics News
John Terzano

Ensuring the best and most accurate evidence makes it into the courtroom is absolutely critical to maintaining fairness and accuracy in the criminal justice system.

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