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September 22, 2016
The U.S. has relied on flawed forensic-evidence techniques for decades, falsely convicting many.
Rejecting Voodoo Science in the Courtroom - WSJAs for past convictions obtained through discredited methods, the outlook remains grim. A 1997 Justice Department inspector-general report impugned 13 FBI lab examiners involved in more than 7,600 cases, including 64 capital cases. But, as John Malcolm of the Heritage Foundation points out, a 2014 Justice Department inspector-general report shows that only 312 of these cases had been reviewed in the past 17 years.
Posted by gerardvanderleun at September 22, 2016 10:00 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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And here I thought it was settled science.
Posted by: indyjonesouthere at September 24, 2016 2:15 PM