News & Observer: Politics, new study prompt call for crime lab review

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Politics, new study prompt call for crime lab review

BY CRAIG JARVIS

cjarvis@newsobserver.com

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A Republican legislator on Wednesday called on the General Assembly and the N.C. Department of Justice to conduct a sweeping review of the State Crime Lab, in light of a new federal report that found pervasive weaknesses in forensic science across the country.

Rep. Marilyn Avila’s remarks were delivered through a couple of layers of politics: She spoke at a GOP news conference attacking Democratic .....

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ABA Journal: 'Voodoo science' is sending people to prison, Kozinski says

http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/voodoo_science_is_sending_people_to_prison_federal_appeals_judge_says

'Voodoo science' is sending people to prison, Kozinski says

POSTED SEP 21, 2016 01:12 PM CDT

BY DEBRA CASSENS WEISS

Many people languish in prison based on “voodoo science” that is presented as unassailable by forensic examiners, according to a federal appeals judge.

Writing for the Wall Street Journal, Judge Alex Kozinski calls for amending federal law to allow federal courts to grant relief to prisoners who can show they were convicted based on false or overstated expert testimony. Currently 

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DigitalTrends: New report suggests that forensic evidence is flawed and far from bulletproof

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New report suggests that forensic evidence is flawed and far from bulletproof

Lulu ChangSeptember 21, 2016

It may make for good television, but according to new research, that may be all forensics should be used for. As per a new report from the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), “much of the most common analysis used in criminal trials doesn’t meet scientific standards,” the Wall Street Journal reports. The data,  .... 

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