National Forensic Science Conference

I am looking forward to attending a conference on Thursday, April 18, 2013, put on by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. The Conference is called: "Evolving Science and Faulty Forensics: Legal Theories for Advancing Innocence Claims. Here is the Agenda:


8:45 am Legal Theories in Post-Conviction Innocence Cases - Jeffrey Fisher, Barry Scheck


10:15 am Break 


10:30 am Defending Shaken Baby/Abusive Head Trauma Cases: New Challenges to the Shaken Baby Hypothesis- Keith Findley, Heather Kirkwood & Dave Moran


11:30 am Pre-Trial and Post-ConvictionBite Mark Litigation - Tucker Carrington & Chris Fabricant


12:30 pm Break (pick up lunch) 


12:45 pm Lunch session: Fighting Fire with Science: Does Proving the Arson Testimony Was Junk Prove Legal Innocence? - Moderator: Marrisa Boyers Bluestine; Panelists: Rob Dunham, Michael McKenzie 


1:45 pm Break 


2:00 pm Microscopic Hair Comparison Analysis - Peter Neufeld, Norman Reimer 


3:00 pm Mixture Interpretation and Unscientific DNA Inclusions - Dr. John Butler, Olga Akselrod & Jennifer Friedman