Judge Nancy Gertner, of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, has ordered defense counsel and prosecutors not to presume forensic evidence, including fingerprints, will be admissible in court. The order was based on the National Academy of Sciences 2009 report on the lack of reliability in some forensic fields. A Boston Globe article on Judge Gertner’s order can be found here.
Archive for March, 2010
Once again, the Court has affirmed a death sentence. You can read the opinion in State v. Cropper here.
