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Report on the Peer Review of the Expert Testimony in the Cases of State of Texas v. Cameron Todd Willingham and State of Texas v. Ernest Ray Willis.
Table of Contents Included in Document
Memorandum in Support of Habeas Petition in Child Sex Abuse Case
Open Records Request
Letter to Defense Expert
Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus
Moiton for New Trial
Motion for Issuance and Enforcement of Subpoena for Additional Medical Records
Ruling on Motion for New Trial and Ruling by Georgia Court of Appeals
Getting Facebook into Evidence.
Example Subpoena Language for Call Detail Records.
Digital Forensics Guide Cell Phone Location and Tracking Forensics.
FBI's Forensic Test Full of Holes, Washington Post, April 15, 2007.
Discovery Request for Arson Cases.
Voir Dire of Jury Panel in Arson Case.
A Champion article on the role of cognitive bias and its influence on forensic evidence, and what a defense attorney should consider in the interpretation of evidence.
Brief of Amicus Curiae The Innocence Network and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Appellant.
Memorandum in Support of Jurisdiction of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and The Innocence Network In Support of Defendant-Appellant Jeffrey Wogenstahl.
