Sentence examples for forensic testimony from inspiring English sources
Many died after being trampled under the stampeding crowds or falling from stadium balconies, according to forensic testimony later reported in the state news media.
The trial, which started nearly two weeks ago, has produced headlines like "Li Hangbin's Lawyer: Autopsy Hasty and Unprofessional" and "Forensic Testimony Unfavorable for Li Hangbin".
Garrett found invalid forensic testimony in 61 percent of the trials where an analyst testified for the prosecution, including overly confident claims of matching bite marks, shoe prints and hair samples.
The digital scans, he adds, make for more palatable objects in court than a rotting head -- as well as being, according to Sparks, the first digital forensic testimony ever used.
His alarming conclusion: the wrongful convictions were not idiosyncratic but resulted from a series of flawed practices that the courts rely on every day, namely, false and coerced confessions, questionable eyewitness procedures, invalid forensic testimony and corrupt statements by jailhouse informers.
For example, Gregory Taylor was wrongfully convicted in large part due to inaccurate forensic testimony.
In a motion last month for reconsideration of the ruling, the United States attorney cautioned that the implications of the court's opinion "undermine not only the admission of fingerprint evidence... but all manner of forensic opinion testimony".
False or misleading forensic expert testimony is a leading factor contributing to wrongful convictions.
That's why CSAFE collaborator Brandon Garrett, a law professor at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, has begun to study how jurors perceive a forensic examiner's testimony.
With so much emphasis placed on effective testimony, forensic scientists must clearly present the certainties and limitations of their scientific findings.
Thousands upon thousands of documents containing witness statements, testimony, forensic and autopsy reports among other supplemental information.
