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EXCLUSIVE NACDL MEMBER BENEFIT WHEN: Monday, September 16, 2:00-3:30pm ET / 11:00am-12:30pm PT CLE CREDIT: not available COST: Free
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This training program will aid those working to defend persons accused of homicide in drug-related overdose deaths. Each section of the program focuses on a different aspect of these cases. CLE is not available for this program.
This presentation describes the scope of bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA), a forensic discipline which mainly aims at evaluating the physical events responsible for blood traces. The large error rates of about 10% are explained by the nature and methods of the discipline. By its nature, BPA associates activities to blood traces, a task inherently more complex than comparing two traces of the same nature, like DNA or fingermarks.
See Dr. Attinger's answers to clarification questions below the list of hyperlinked documents.
Forensic DNA expert Tiffany Roy describes five common types of flawed forensic DNA testimony she encounters when she reviews transcripts of analysts’ testimony.
A cell phone’s location can be detected through cell site location information (CSLI) or global positioning system (GPS) data. CSLI refers to the information collected as a cell phone identifies its location to nearby cell towers.
Amicus Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
This comment from the Fourth Amendment Center addresses the National Institute of Standards and Technology's report "Digital Investigation Techniques: A Scientific Foundation Review."
Cell Site Simulators, also known as IMSI catchers or Stingrays, mimic cell towers and trick phones within their radius into communicating with them instead, during which they are able to collect information about the device. Using a cell site simualtor is a Fourth Amendment Search, sometimes conducted without a court order. This resource explains this technology works, their judical authorization, how to identify this evidence in a case, and how to challenge that evidence.
This month Jaime Roman reviews Justice for Baby Roston by Robert A. Anderson Sr.
The below primer is a fact sheet on Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs). This software can run on a wide variety of video streams and captures information about vehicles as they pass including the license plate number, make and model of the car, the time and location, and sometimes the occupants. The primer explains how law enforcement use this information and walks through some potential arguments for defense lawyers challenging this evidence in their cases.
With an increasing number of police departments across the country turning to unregulated, untested, and flawed facial recognition technology to identify suspects, it is vital defenders understand the technology, its limitations, and how to challenge its use in their cases.
In recent years, the government has increasingly turned to hacking as an investigative technique. Specifically, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) has begun deploying malware: software designed to infiltrate and control, disable, or surveil a computer’s use and activity.
Government’s Response to Defendant’s Motion for Full Discovery Regarding Surveillance
U.S. v. Mohamed Osman Mohamud 3:10-cr-00475-KI (D. Ore.)