The FBI faked an entire field of forensic science. By @DahliaLithwick: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2015/04/fbi_s_flawed_forensics_expert_testimony_hair_analysis_bite_marks_fingerprints.html?wpsrc=sh_all_dt_tw_top … via @slate
@TrivialGravitas I have an earlier study that's equally hair-raising, but it's bookmarked on my other computer.
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@TrivialGravitas Some state lab examiner accidentally saved DNA samples for 20 years, they re-analyzed them, and... -
@TrivialGravitas false conviction-and-imprisonment rate for rape and murder was *at minimum* like 14%, possibly much higher. -
@St_Rev Yeah Innocence project managed an 11% overturn rate on death penalty cases with genetic evidence when that became possible. -
@St_Rev This is a scary statistic. The remaining wrongful conviction rate mean wrongful execution kills more people than terrorism. -
@St_Rev (even in 2001)
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