FBI forensic errors cast doubt on convictions

• Autores: Linda Geddes
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2981, 2014, pág. 11
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Holding one's hands up and saying "we got things wrong" is a difficult thing to do. But that's exactly what the FBI and US Department of Justice had to do, as the initial results were released of a review of thousands of criminal cases in which FBI scientists' testimony may have led to wrongful convictions. About 10% of the cases have been reviewed so far, and the "vast majority" of these contained errors, according to the figures released. Some think that the FBI's admission could trigger a landslide of similar cases involving state labs--many staff at which were trained by the FBI.