The head of the state labs that test crime evidence is stepping down, a move that prosecutors and defense lawyers say could help bring back lost confidence in the way drunken-driving cases are handled ...
Attorney General Roy Cooper wasted little time last month in responding to an attack on his record managing the North Carolina State Crime Lab, which was plagued by scandal during the first half of ...
A forensic scientist at the Nassau County crime lab is suing the county and its medical examiner’s office, alleging she was wrongfully terminated after exposing unethical and improper practices, and ...
BEXAR COUNTY – The Bexar County Criminal Investigation Lab has three sections: firearms, drug seizures, and DNA. All three have backlogged cases, which have been unworked after 30 days. KSAT is ...
The Arkansas State Crime Lab's load grows as case backlogs slow vital DNA testing, prompting agencies to seek private labs ...
Yet, that hasn’t absolved the crime lab of all its issues. According to the Houston Chron­icle and the Harris County Criminal Law­yers Association, a recent audit of the lab revealed a new layer of ...