Roberson was scheduled to become the first person in the country to be executed based on "shaken baby syndrome" evidence, until Texas lawmakers subpoenaed him to testify.
The court found scientific opinion about "shaken baby syndrome" has changed, and a man sentenced to 35 years in prison deserves a new trial.
Robert Roberson is scheduled to become the first person in the country to be executed based on evidence of what used to be called "shaken baby syndrome."
Most states collect DNA from felony arrestees pretrial. They should need a warrant to do so.
Texas has set an October 17 execution date for Robert Roberson, convicted in 2003 of murdering his 2-year-old daughter.
From bite marks to shaken babies, the Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences is debunking bad science.
The ruling is likely the first by a state supreme court to undercut the popular forensic technique.
Forensic techniques are nowhere near as reliable as cops shows pretend.
The state claimed she beat a 2-year-old to death. But evidence may show it was the result of a fall down stairs.
The bill was introduced in response to a state investigation that found police used fake forensic evidence during interrogations.
Her publisher will stop distributing her memoir Lucky, which detailed the attack and aftermath.
The book argues that judges should take their responsibility as gatekeepers of scientific and technical evidence more seriously.
Bloodstain pattern analysis is one of several forensic techniques that has come under scrutiny in recent years for its lack of established error rates.
Even when a technology is valid in theory, haphazard methods can lead to wrongful convictions.
A polygraph test does not prove Christine Blasey Ford is telling the truth-or anything else.
Rand Paul betrays his civil libertarian principles when he calls for using junk science to ferret out disloyalty.
Experts warn against forms of forensic evidence that haven't been validated, but the deputy attorney general thinks that's an "erroneously narrow view."
DNA testing reveals that long-used forensic methods are error-riddled.
Some criminal justice groups worry the group will not be independent.
Say goodbye to an independent panel trying to keep bad science out of courtrooms
Momentum is gaining to end criminal statutes of limitations for sex crimes. But this betrays both victims and those accused.
A corrupt crime lab tech tainted one in six drug cases in Massachusetts. The state high court just ordered prosecutors to drop thousands of those cases.
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