Delaware Forensics Expert Suspended

Delaware

The Delaware State Police’s primary firearms expert, Carl Rone, has been suspended and will not be called as a witness in court until further notice. Attorneys are concerned about the effect of this suspension of current and past cases. Firearms Expert Carl Rone Carl Rone is the primary firearms examiner for the Delaware State Police […]

Experts Testify in Pennsylvania Gerrymandering Trial

Pennsylvania Justice

Experts testified in a trial about partisan gerrymandering and the constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s congressional district map. The Lawsuit A group of Pennsylvania voters claim that the congressional district map created during the 2011 redistricting process is an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. The plaintiffs argue that the map was drawn by a Republican-controlled legislature to create as […]

Judge Limits Expert’s Testimony in Flint Water Trial

Water Treatment

A Genesee Circuit Court Judge has limited the testimony of a water quality expert, ruling that the expert can only offer “fact-based testimony” in the criminal prosecution of four Michigan Department of Environmental Quality employees. Flint Water Crisis In 2014, the city of Flint, Michigan stopped getting its water from Detroit and instead used water […]

New Expert Evidence Points to Wrongful Convictions in Connecticut

Connecticut

Many factors can contribute to a wrongful conviction, including mistaken eyewitness identifications, false confessions, and flawed forensic science. Expert testimony often helps innocent defendants uncover those errors. Unfortunately, mistaken expert testimony can also contribute to wrongful convictions. A number of those factors may have combined to cause the wrongful convictions of Shawn Henning and Ralph […]

Judge Throws Out Roy Moore Lawsuit

Alabama

An Alabama state judge threw out Roy Moore’s attempt to halt the certification of the election of Doug Jones to the Senate seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.  Moore’s lawsuit relied upon “expert testimony” from a Florida-based elections analyst. The Special Election On December 12, 2017, Alabama held a special election for its vacant […]

Expert May Have Been Under the Influence When Testifying

Justice Scales

Dimarzio Sanchez’s attorneys learned that their expert witness was indicted on drug charges days before testifying and have filed documents indicating they may be seeking a new trial. The Crime In April 2016, Roylynn Rides Horse, 28, was beaten and strangled into unconsciousness, doused with gasoline and set on fire.  Rides Horse was left on […]

Expert Witness List Filed in Corey Jones Shooting

Broken Car

Former police officer Nouman Raja’s defense team has filed its list of experts for his upcoming trial for the shooting of Corey Jones.  The list includes nine experts who have been linked to other high-profile shootings. Corey Jones’ Shooting On October 18, 2015, a 31-year-old motorist, Corey Jones, was stranded by the side of the […]

False Confession Specialist Allowed in Noor Salman Trial

Courtroom

A forensic clinical psychologist will be allowed to testify in the trial of the widow of the Pulse nightclub shooter. Noor Salman is the widow of Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen.  Mateen killed 49 people and injured more than 50 others at the Orlando nightclub before police shot and killed him on June 12, 2016.  […]

Judge Throws Out GM Lawsuit and Rules Expert Testimony Unreliable

GM

A federal judge has thrown out two cases against GM over defective ignition switches that have been linked to at least 124 deaths. The Defect GM failed to disclose that the ignition switches in some of its cars were defective and that they could rotate to the off position, causing cars to stall and airbags […]