Court Revisits Ruling Forcing Lab Analysts to Testify
The U.S. Supreme Court revisited an issue it had appeared to resolve just months ago dealing with crime lab test results and when crime lab analysts must testify in court. In two
cases from Virginia, the court flirted with undermining or reversing that ruling.
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3 Crime Lab Workers Fall Ill from Chemicals
Three Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab workers exposed to a dangerous combination of chemicals remained hospitalized through the night. A team of hazardous materials specialists
analyzed the contents of a hazardous waste receptacle from the third-floor lab.
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Prisoners of Parole
Steven Alm, a state trial judge in Hawaii, stumbled onto an effective strategy for keeping people out of prison, one that puts a fresh twist on some venerable ideas about deterrence.
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SpheronVR Issues New Version of Its SceneWorks Solution
SceneWorks have tailored solutions for crime scene documentation. The solutions allow for the complete new workflow of visual scene documentation—from a crime scene through
to court or from an onsite critical location through to the desk of analyzers or decision makers.
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