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The Houston crime lab earned the title of worst crime lab in America in the early 2000s after four men were wrongfully convicted because of failures and misconduct in the lab, said Peter Stout ...
Independent investigation led by Michael R. Bromwich begins probe of crime lab and property room. HPD receives accreditation from a national organization for all areas of its crime lab except the DNA-testing division. Four intersections in Downtown Houston were used as testbeds for red light camera equipment.
The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences in the Texas Medical Center serves as the Harris County Medical Examiner and Crime Laboratory.. The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences is a science-based, independent operation consisting of two distinct forensic services for the Harris County community – the Medical Examiner Service and the Crime Laboratory Service.
Through independent research and testing, it was determined in January 2006 that of 1,100 samples reviewed, 40% of DNA samples and 23% of blood evidence samples had serious problems. [11] On June 11, 2007, the HPD crime lab reported its DNA section had gained full accreditation from ASCLD. [10]
Covid shutdowns and the surge in violent crime during the pandemic exacerbated problems, but big-picture challenges – increased drug use, poor funding, low pay, a flood of requests from ...
On Sept. 3, the crime lab announced that it had suspended toolmark analysis, acknowledging that it had found that the examination in "a single case" had not conformed to standards. The state was ...
In 2012 the Texas Department of Public Safety found out that an analyst at the Houston crime lab, Jonathan Salvador, had intentionally falsified lab results, calling into question the validity of nearly 5,000 drug cases. Four hundred of those cases were in Harris Country where Keel was serving as a State District Judge.
Sep. 10—AUSTIN — The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is proud to recognize the hardworking men and women of the Crime Laboratory Division during National Forensic Science Week, which ...