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Misoncduct at the North Carolina SBI Forensic Lab

By Steve Hall

"Review finds flawed NC cases, including executions," is the AP report written by  Martha Waggoner.  It's via Google News.  Here's an extended excerpt:Analysts at North Carolina's crime lab omitted, overstated or falsely reported blood evidence in dozens of cases, including three that ended in executions and another where two men were imprisoned for murdering Michael Jordan's father, according to a scathing review released Wednesday.The government-ordered inquest by two former FBI officials found that agents of the State Bureau of Investigation repeatedly aided prosecutors in obtaining convictions over a 16-year period, mostly by misrepresenting blood evidence and keeping critical notes from defense attorneys...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on August 19, 2010 (boomark / email).