Maryland v. King No. 2: Was There a Search?

In anticipation of the Supreme Court’s review of Maryland v. King , I proposed that a suitable opinion on routine pre-conviction DNA collect...

Maryland v. King No. 1: Quick Thoughts

After the oral argument in Maryland v. King , I wrote that "[i]n the end, my money is on a 5-4 (or maybe 6-3) decision for the state....

People v. Garcia and Low Template DNA (LT-DNA)

Recent postings ( March 27 , May 25 ) about the appeal of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito suggested that the court’s decision not to orde...

First week of Month of Volatility Plugins II is posted

We are writing as the first week of the second installment of the Month of Volatility Plugins is now posted. Volatility 2.3 is currently in ...

Second Week of Month of Volatility Plugins II is posted

We are writing as the second week of the second installment of the Month of Volatility Plugins is now posted. Volatility 2.3 is currently in...

Bad Math or Passable Law? DNA Testing in the Continuing Prosecution of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito

In an previous posting , I raised some questions about an op-ed (" Justice Flunks Math ") on the judge's refusal to depart fr...

Potshots: “Blank Stares” and “No Data” on Latent Fingerprint Identification

According to as astute an observer as David Faigman , In ... fields such as latent fingerprint identification, firearms, clinical psychology...