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Civil Liberties

mahatmakanejeeves

(66,379 posts) Sun Jun 16, 2019, 03:53 PM Jun 2019

Two CT men did 30 years for murder on the basis of a forensics expert's incorrect testimony

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Two CT men did 30 years for murder on the basis of a forensics expert’s testimony that a towel of theirs had blood from the (horrifically bloody) crime scene. The towel hadn’t been tested, and it wasn’t even blood. Brutal rebuke from state Supreme Court. https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-new-milford-murder-supreme-court-reversal-20190614-shsnedup3bhldmn5hg3a35ettu-story.html …

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Two CT men did 30 years for murder on the basis of a forensics expert's incorrect testimony (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 OP

Didn't Lee also testify at OJ's trial? angstlessk Jun 2019 #1

Horrible and frightening Hav Jun 2019 #2

Criminologist's testimony about a red-stained towel helped win murder convictions. It wasn't blood. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 #3

angstlessk

(11,862 posts)

1. Didn't Lee also testify at OJ's trial?

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Sun Jun 16, 2019, 05:03 PM

Jun 2019

I HAD faith in Lee before this article!

Hav

(5,969 posts)

2. Horrible and frightening

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Jun 16, 2019, 05:18 PM

Jun 2019

On the other side, shouldn't it have been the job of the defense to test such a crucial piece of evidence with an own additional expert as well? Even if access to such an expert is probably a financial matter, surely the defense failed them as well.

mahatmakanejeeves

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3. Criminologist's testimony about a red-stained towel helped win murder convictions. It wasn't blood.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jun 18, 2019, 10:58 AM

Jun 2019

A criminologist’s testimony about a red-stained towel helped win murder convictions. But it wasn’t blood.

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