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Ballistics experts can’t testify that recovered bullets match firearms, Md. high court rules
The field of firearms identification is not reliable enough to allow expert testimony linking crime scene bullets to specific guns, Maryland's top court ruled.
Crime lab backlogs soared after Baltimore prosecutors pushed to test every gun
In August 2018, amid relentless gun violence sweeping the city, the Baltimore Police Department’s forensic laboratory dramatically shifted priorities: The lab began processing every recovered firearm for fingerprints and DNA […]
Md. high court faults CSI effect instruction, overturns conviction
A judge’s television crime drama-inspired jury instruction that prosecutors need not present forensic evidence to prove guilt was a harmful error, Maryland’s top court ruled Friday in overturning a man’s […]
Police: Accused burglar doesn’t flush toilet, leaves DNA for analysis
VENTURA, Calif. — Investigators say a suspect accused of burglarizing a Southern California home took a bathroom break and left DNA evidence in the toilet that led to his arrest. […]
