The University of Michigan Law School maintains a website on refugee caselaw. A searchable database summarizes cases from 32 asylum countries and links to the full text of decisions. Cases are also arranged according to the classification system in James…
Fingerprint analysis, once thought of as a gold standard of forensic science, is coming under increasing scrutiny by scientific experts. In 2004, neuroscientist Itiel Dror studied the process of fingerprint analysis. Dror argues that even competent experts can be swayed…
Join NCIP at our May 9th Breakfast Briefing about Eyewitness Identification Reforms. A distinguished panel of law enforcement officers and prosecutors will discuss best practices and reform efforts in California. Don’t miss this important discussion! Register here: http://bit.ly/Jf7yVH www.ncip.scu.edu
In the aftermath of the wrongful rape conviction of Joe Jones and the mounting evidence that eyewitness misidentification is a widespread cause of wrongful conviction, the Topeka Police Department has instituted new policies for eyewitness identification. “Eyewitness identification has for…
A story by a news station in Louisville, Kentucky illustrates the problems with utilizing jailhouse informants and possible reform efforts. Watch the story here. www.ncip.scu.edu
Santa Clara Law Assistant Professor Colleen Chien will be a panelist at Princeton University’s Center for Information Technology Policy on May 11th, discussing patent reform and innovation across industries at their conference entitled "Patent Success or Failure? The America Invents…
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office Crime Laboratory was awarded “International” status by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB). The ASCLD/LAB is one of only two laboratory accrediting bodies in the United States and the…
Veritas researchers found that from 2004-2008, Arizona courts found prosecutorial misconduct in 20 cases. Fifteen of the cases were deemed harmless, meaning the court ruled the misconduct would not have affected the outcome of the case. Only three prosecutors were…
The Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague has convicted Charles Ghankay Taylor, the former president of Liberia, on 11 counts involving armed attacks in Sierra Leone from 1996 to 2002: crimes against humanity, terrorism, and conscripting or enlisting…
Frank O’Connell, incarcerated the last 27 years for a murder he always maintained he didn’t commit, will likely be released from prison after a judge granted him bail last Friday. O’Connell, 54, a former Glendora High School football star, always…