by John Floyd | May 31, 2025 | Criminal Justice Reform, Junk Science
In 2013, with an increasing number of wrongful convictions—many of which were based on flawed forensic evidence (“junk science”) such as disproven arson investigation techniques, bite mark analysis, misapplied bloodstain pattern analysis, and shaking baby...
by John Floyd | Jul 30, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Criminal Law, Junk Science
With so many television crime drama shows relying on forensic evidence to capture the guilty party, it is understandable why there is a broad misconception in the general public about the value of forensic evidence. In actuality, flawed forensic evidence has proven to...
by John Floyd | Jul 30, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Criminal Law, Junk Science
With so many television crime drama shows relying on forensic evidence to capture the guilty party, it is understandable why there is a broad misconception in the general public about the value of forensic evidence. In actuality, flawed forensic evidence has proven to...
by John Floyd | Jan 22, 2023 | Criminal Law, Homicide/Murder, Junk Science
The U.S. Supreme Court in June 1992 established the “Daubert Rule” in its landmark decision Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals. The Rule created the evidentiary premise that scientific testimony, including the testimony of “medical experts,” is admissible so long...
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