Sentence examples for forensic errors from inspiring English sources

Dramatic new evidence of forensic errors could see the man accused of planting the Lockerbie bomb win a new appeal against his conviction, The Observer has learned.

The forensic sciences encompass a broad range of disciplines whose 'scientific' basis was recently scrutinized and deemed inadequate by the National Academy of Sciences NASS), which noted that forensic errors can and do lead to the convictions of innocent people.

Any law enforcement effort or investigation is invariably going to suffer from human error, but forensic evidence has the outward appearance of cold neutrality.

A few researchers are looking at how errors creep into forensic analysis.

Mexico's top drug prosecutor, Mariano Herran Salvatti, had discussed Mr. Herrera's supposed demise on a late-night television newscast, only to realize he was in error later, when forensic doctors sent him a photo of the body from the morgue.

As in forensic assessment, the Type II Error (classification of malingered injury as real) is not admissible; the psychometric measure is not sufficient evidence of psychological injury.

Instead, to judge by the most comprehensive study on the reliability of forensic evidence to date, the error rate is more than 10% in five categories of analysis, including fiber, paint and body fluids.

In the forensic context, even a single error could be crucial in a case where the whole potential of the mtDNA genome would be explored [7].

What the panel highlights in forensic detail is the compounding of errors and mistakes that led to Stevens' death.

The chapter further illustrates certain legal issues, including potential errors in performance of forensic neuropathology consultation.

These kinds of improvements can dramatically improve the quality and reliability of forensic evidence, preventing the kinds of errors that led to Gregory Taylor's wrongful conviction.