THE CRIME LAB MINUTE
January 7 , 2008
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Announcement from Ideal Innovations, Inc. (I3)
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ASCLD's 36 th Annual Workshop and Symposium will be held September 14-18, 2008, at the Marriott Salt Lake City Downtown.
Details to follow on the ASCLD website in early 2008 regarding online registration, workshop and session topics, keynote speakers, vendors, and more.
Located just six miles from the Salt Lake City Airport, the Marriott Salt Lake City Downtown offers wireless high speed Internet, on-property dining, state-of-the art health club, indoor swimming pool and hot tub, and more. The hotel is just steps away from historic LDS Temple Square, Symphony Hall, Salt Palace Convention Center and numerous restaurants, shops and attractions. Shopping, dinner, or a movie at the expansive Gateway area, a Utah Jazz game or a live performance at Gallivan Plaza are within an easy walk of the Salt Lake City Marriott Downtown.
The hotel is offering the rate of $149 per night single/double occupancy. For reservations, call 801-531-0800 or 1-800-228-9290. Inform the reservations staff you are with the ASCLD Workshop and Symposium. To learn more about the Marriott Salt Lake City Downtown, please visit http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/slcut-salt-lake-city-marriott-downtown/.
For inquiries regarding exhibit hall and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Jocelyn Williams at jmaconsulting2@gmail.com or 410-280-0382. The exhibit hall, concurrent sessions, and plenary sessions will be held in adjacent ballrooms.
Please contact Margaret Black, workshop and symposium coordinator, at jmaconsulting1@gmail.com with logistical questions. For questions regarding the meeting agenda, please contact Dean Gialamas, ASCLD President-Elect, at RD7134@fss.ocgov.com
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Forensic Science in the News
South Dakota
New setting helps state crime lab
Crime investigators and prosecutors are seeing the benefits of a modernized state crime laboratory that has been operating for about a year in a new $25 million building in Pierre.
Virginia
Famed Medical Examiner Retires
The retirement of Virginia's pioneering chief medical examiner, Dr. Marcella Fierro, the real-life inspiration for one of the most famous characters in crime fiction.
Great Britain
Technique will help date rape cases
A student may have given police a crucial new technique for investigating date rape cases in which victims' drinks have been spiked with drugs.
Alaska
Proposal on table to build new crime lab
Gov. Palin introduced legislation to authorize a general obligation bond for a new crime lab that forensic scientists say is an urgent matter that in some cases could mean making or breaking a case.
Tennessee
Police say department needs in-house DNA lab
The Metro Nashville Police Department could be the first in the state to have its own in-house DNA lab, if funding for it surfaces.
Illinois
Belleville crime lab site awaits funding; fence keeps out homeless ...
State leaders say the $33.5 million needed to build the lab hasn't yet been approved by the Illinois General Assembly.
California
Fake lab reports were common
A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge says that he warned prosecutors and San Jose police years ago against using phony crime lab reports as a ruse during interrogations - long before the recent controversy that forced police to disavow the practice.
North Carolina
Learning how to live again as a free man
Dail will speak again to the American Academy of Forensic Sciences on Feb. 19.
Florida
DNA testing on trial
Florida legislators recently passed a law requiring that all criminal defendants taking plea deals be asked beforehand if there exists any biological evidence that may exonerate them.
Michigan
Sterling crime lab spared, fears over future remain
Two Michigan State Police crime labs slated for closure are receiving a second chance after the Legislature’s 11th-hour move.
Arizona
State crime labs expanding as work increases
Crime labs are rising and expanding throughout the state as police departments strive to keep pace with the evolving role of science in law enforcement.
Georgia
After 30 years, innocent man freed from prison
A Manchester man has been freed after a DNA test proved he did not commit a rape that sent him to prison
Texas
Ex-HPD Crime Lab employee indicted
A former HPD Crime Lab employee is facing two counts of tampering with evidence and onecount of aggregate theft by a public servant.
Tennessee
Crime lab options discussed
The crime lab established by a former Bradley County Sheriff with a Homeland Security grant has been closed due to cost efficiency.
Idaho
Judge miffed over evidence delays in murder case
"We're going to get results sometime in December. If we don't, somebody's going to be in here explaining to me why not."
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