Forensnips aplenty, forensnips galore

Everybody knows that the war is over Everybody knows the good guys lost Everybody knows the fight was fixed The poor stay poor, the rich ...

'Digital lynch mob' assaults expert witness in televised murder trial

Imagine you are testifying in a high-profile murder case being live-streamed over the Internet. Suddenly, an angry mob swarms all over you. ...

Tipping points: Of life, death and psychological data

Forensic psychologists and the machinery of execution Andre Thomas, Texas When Andre Thomas killed his wife and children, he was careful to...

SCOTUS: No right to competency in habeas cases

In April, I blogged about the legal controversy over whether a convicted prisoner awaiting execution has a right to be competent during the...

Double murderer gets death in crude parody of justice

"Ha-ha." That was the reaction of a double murderer to today's jury verdict sentencing him to death. Representing himself at t...