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forensic testimony is still pending in the case of 10 defendants accused of attempting to smuggle drugs worth more than BD1.6 million into Bahrain.
The study also found systemic issues with the legal treatment of invalid
forensic testimony:
Reviewing 27 Death Penalty Convictions for FBI
Forensic Testimony Errors, Wash.
(6) However, as
forensic testimony has gained value, the presence of wrongful convictions has shaken its reputation--in particular, whether the forensic evidence should be relied upon as before.
(109) Due to the Court's divided opinion, Confrontation Clause analysis regarding
forensic testimony is remarkably different among states.
But, as McDermid's final chapter about expert
forensic testimony in the courtroom points out, our adversarial justice system is sometimes more about winning than arriving at the truth.
Earlier, during graphic
forensic testimony from a defence pathologist, Pistorius sat in the dock, retching into a bucket.
Earlier on Monday, when he heard the graphic
forensic testimony, Pistorios wept and threw up in court.
As Judge Gouge pointed out in The Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology" in Canada, October 2008, Charles Smith's
forensic testimony for the prosecution was responsible for many false accusations of murder and many false guilty convictions and imprisonments.
ineffective" in policing
forensic testimony. I indicate that this
Here is what he wrote, "All I'm saying is that when IP [the Innocence Project] insist faulty
forensic testimony is responsible, it's not helpful to scream NOT TRUE.
By restricting the third-party information introduced through
forensic testimony to information that relays the general nature and sources of information, but not the third parties' specific statements, courts can allow valuable expert testimony while limiting Confrontation Clause concerns.