There are few more hallowed legal principles than the protection against double jeopardy, which is enshrined in various constitutions and codes throughout the world. But as allegedly unimpeachable DNA evidence has become more common in courtrooms, a backlash has developed against the centuries-old prohibition against trying a person again after they’ve been acquitted. In Scotland, […]
Entries Tagged as 'forensic science'
Try, Try Again
June 22nd, 2011 · 2 Comments
Tags:Australia·crime·double jeopard·forensic science·law·Scotland·technology
Leaning on Assumptions
October 15th, 2009 · 4 Comments
In doing a little research on the lethality of sipping syrup, we came across this concise account of Johnny Jolly‘s legal woes. It seems the Green Bay Packers defensive end got caught with some liquid codeine in his native Houston. But he’s apparently in the clear for the moment, due to some rather strange circumstances: […]
Tags:codeine·crime·drugs·forensic science·Houston·Johnny Jolly·law·Texas