Many factors contribute to wrongful convictions, but one of the more pernicious forces is the sorry state of forensic science.
Since then, bite mark analysis has been discredited by virtually every scientific entity that’s ever examined the foundational assumptions of the technique. But still today, as you and I sit here talking in 2022, not a single published opinion in American criminal courts excludes bite mark evidence from use in trial. Not one.
“We make life-and-death decisions with forensic science and yet hold toothpaste to higher standards.”Let me give you an example of what we’re up against. Right now, I’m working on the case of a man named, who was convicted of murdering his wife in 1985. The original analyst had testified in the case that he’d matched McCrory to a bite mark on his wife’s dead body, which was the only physical evidence in the case. About a year ago, the original analyst recanted his opinion.
Prosecutors and forensic analysts work closely together.
So the background of a judge would influence their view of forensic science—and even whether someone is likely innocent or guilty. Why are most judges former prosecutors?One of the most significant is the fact that judges, by and large at the state level, are elected judges. And despite current progressiveness in left-leaning cities around the country, overwhelmingly, judges run on law-and-order platforms.
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