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General AnnouncementsThe Symposium Planning committee is now accepting vendor registrations for the 2010 Symposium. Please reach out to vendors in your area and remind them this is a great place to exhibit. Details can be found on the website under the 2010 Symposium link. Member registration for the 2010 Symposium will be available in the near future. Details will follow soon.
2010 MEMBERSHIP DUES are due by APRIL 1, 2010 !!!!!! Quick LinksAssistance needed for 2010 Membership Drive
Information and forms for vendor registration for 38th Annual ASCLD Symposium
News around the globe
PEOPLE v. BENITEZ
California After defendant objected on the ground of hearsay, the acting supervisor of the county's crime laboratory testified, based on notes made by an analyst, that a substance in defendant's possession was methamphetamine. Defendant's appeal raises a single issue: was he denied his constitutional right to confrontation when the supervisor was permitted to testify, using another's analysis of the substance. USA
Budget cuts, lack of training, standards raise doubts about tests’ reliability
SBI told to re-examine old cases
North Carolina The State Bureau of Investigation will examine thousands of old cases analyzed in its forensic lab two decades ago to look for crucial evidence that may have been withheld from defendants. SHSU Regional Crime Lab opens
Texas The Sam Houston State University Regional Crime Laboratory which will serve the basic needs of nearly 100 state and local law enforcement agencies from the ten counties surrounding Huntsville is now open, according to university officials. Bill marks 'step up' in use of DNA to fight crime - Ahern
Ireland Legislation that marks a “major step up” in the use of DNA technology to fight crime, has been introduced in the Dáil. Database can crack missing person cases _ if used
USA The clearinghouse, dubbed NamUs (Name Us), offers a quick way to check whether a missing loved one might be among the 40,000 sets of unidentified remains that languish at any given time with medical examiners across the country. The dark side of DNA
Canada In just 20 years, DNA has become a staple of crime-lab analysis, capturing the imagination of scriptwriters and anchoring thousands of criminal convictions. Its record of accuracy is superb - at least, when samples are collected and analyzed under reliable conditions by experts. Drug Cases Vanishing From SF Courts In Wake Of Crime Lab Scandal
California Police Chief George Gascon said Tuesday he was temporarily suspending narcotics testing at the lab pending the results of an internal investigation and an outside audit of the lab by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors. |
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