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Comments to the American Society for Testing and Materials regarding proposed standard ASTM WK72597: New Standard Guide for the Microscopical Examination of Human Hair.
Forensic science evidence presented in court is often based on speculative research, subjective interpretations and inadequate quality control procedures, according to this report. Police need to be taken out of the laboratory, and the "crime labs" need to be taken out of the police station, with the goal of ensuring the scientific integrity of forensic science evidence. Neutrality and objectivity are as essential to preventing wrongful convictions and exonerating the innocent as they are to solving crimes and convicting the guilty. [Released February 2010]
This page contains materials and information related to Microscopic Hair Comparison Analysis and NACDL's extensive work in the area.
In the Supreme Court of Mississippi; Manning v. State of Mississippi
Webinar: Under the Microscope: Strategies for Implementing State & Local Microscopic Hair Comparison Reviews
An article from Crime Laboratory Digest in 1986 reviewing fire investigation and the use of hair microscopy.
An article from the Journal of Forensic Science on the combining of the analytical methods of hair comparison and mitochondrial DNA sequencing.
An article from Significance magazine on the statistical errors and flawed testimony regarding hair microscopy.
A panel discussion in the Southwestern Journal of International Law with the honorable judges Gary Fees, Robert Bonner, Paul Hoffman, & Manny Medrano on the prosecutions following the kidnapping, torture, and murder of DEA Special Agent Enrique Camarena.
In the US District Court for the Central District of California; USA v. Matta-Ballesteros, Zuno-Arce, Bernabe-Ramirez, Vasquez-Velasco, et al.
US District Court Central District of California Western Division: USA v. Verdugo-Urquidez
In the Supreme Court of Florida: Brett Alan Bogle v. State of Florida & Jones, etc.
In the Supreme Court of the United States: Ferguson v. Steele On Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Missouri
US District Court Eastern District of New York: United States of America v. Reback, De Martino, Arena, and Carini Transcript
In the Supreme Court of Florida: Sireci v. State of Florida; On appeal from the Circuit Court of the Ninth Judicial Circuit, in and for Orange County, State of Florida Brief of Amicus Curiae The Innocence Network and NACDL
