FSC271H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Jessops, Miscarriage, Regional Municipality Of Durham
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Miscarriages of justice - forensic evidence: reasons: Ex forensic scientist who is doing really bad work -- on purpose or not. Classic ex of a bad forensic scientist + how it can lead to a miscarriage of justice. Testifying on results of that analysis in 11 diff states. Career ended due to a miscarriage of justice that was identified regarding glen. Woodall who was falsely convicted of sexual assault on the basis of mr. zain"s findings and testimony. Failed to report conflicting results where preliminary findings did not agree w/ the confirmation test. Responsible for # of miscarriages of justice. Your job is to talk about science, tell court about any problems there could be (error rate), make sure people understand that (clear lang, make sure court knows issue) Ramifications of miscarriages of justice: on convicted. Loss of sense of their pre-prison identity and sense of self. Change in personality - filled w/ anger + hate.
