Unable to defend himself with this exculpatory evidence, Masters was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. He served nine years in prison before he was exonerated by DNA. False and/or Misleading ...

The National Registry of Exonerations, a public database maintained by three universities, lists some 670 cleared cases, between 1989 and 2021, that originally involved false or misleading forensic ...

In a study with implications for an array of forensic ... the evidence to more tools increases the chances that similar striations may be found on unrelated tools, resulting in a false accusation ...

including false scientific evidence, to convict him." Peterson's lawyers argued in the filing that the case against him was "entirely circumstantial," adding that "no direct, physical or forensic ...

Forensic evidence can be an important tool ... "These kits essentially offer false promises to consumers by misleading them to think evidence collected privately at home can result in a criminal ...