Forensic Science
Deep analysis of blood and breath testing, GC-FID calibration, partition-ratio variability, in vitro fermentation, retrograde extrapolation, and the pharmacokinetics of impairment — by attorneys who don’t just challenge the science, they teach it.
Latest in Forensic Science
Texas CLR Connect: A New Statewide Forensic Discovery Portal, and What It Will (and Won’t) Change
In August 2026, if the rollout stays on schedule, the way crime-laboratory records reach Texas criminal defendants will change. Not because the underlying law of discovery is changing (the Michael Morton Act…
Arson Convictions, Cameron Todd Willingham, and Texas’s Junk Science Writ
In late April 2026, The Appeal reported on the appeal of Maria Montalvo, a New Jersey woman convicted in 1996 of murdering her two young children in a car fire and sentenced…
Probabilistic DNA Software in the Courtroom: What Defense Lawyers Need to Watch For
This month Cybergenetics (the company behind the TrueAllele probabilistic genotyping system) announced the launch of the TrueAllele Investigative Database (TA-ID), a tool built to re-examine DNA evidence that crime labs previously set…
How Forensic Misconduct Can Unravel a Conviction: The Missy Woods Case and What It Means for Texas
For 29 years, Yvonne “Missy” Woods was a star analyst at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. She testified in high-profile murder trials. She was trusted as the gold standard in DNA testing.…
Can the Algorithm Convict You? TrueAllele and a Defendant’s Right to Cross-Examine the Code
In March 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit handed prosecutors a significant victory in DNA mixture litigation. In United States v. Anderson, No. 25-1223, the court ruled that…
What Is a Forensic Laboratory Audit & What Does It Reveal
Forensic laboratories that serve the criminal justice system are required to maintain accreditation through bodies such as ANAB (ANSI National Accreditation Board) or A2LA (American Association for Laboratory Accreditation). Accreditation requires compliance…
The Difference Between Screening Tests and Confirmatory Tests in Drug Cases
In any Texas drug case (whether arising from a probation drug test, a workplace test, or a drug possession arrest) understanding the difference between a screening test and a confirmatory test is…