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to Sparkling pool with waterfall,
BBQ grills and picnic tables
» Large Floorplans
to Ceiling fans and mini blinds
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» Paid water, sewage, garbage
Now pre-leasing for Fall
503 Cherry Street-^
(979) 846-2173
www.rent.net/direct/villasofchenylioUow
Apartments have been furnished with
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STATE
Monday, July 7, 2003
THE BATTAIN)!
Crime labs under fire
Ac
By Robert Tanner
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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A series of scandals, probes and new questions
about old convictions are casting doubt on one of
the foundations of the modern criminal justice sys
tem — the crime lab.
Over the last year, laboratories at the FBI and in
several states - Arizona, Florida and Texas among
them - have come under scrutiny,
including criminal investigations,
findings of mismanagement and
accusations of falsifying evidence.
So far, only a few convictions have
been overturned.
Lab directors defend their work
and their standards. But critics say
the flurry of problems show the
need for independent oversight,
and for labs to be separated from
the criminal justice departments
where most are based.
“There’s major things that need
to be changed. When people are
dealing with someone’s life, they
need to be more careful, be more
sincere,” said Carol Batie of Houston, whose son
Josiah Sutton was convicted of rape, largely on
Essentially, the
management of labs
may not be as
foolproof as the
science of forensics.
Orlando falsified DNA data.
— In Kansas, mislabeling of a blood sample||
years ago let a man go free who now has t
charged in a string of rapes and a 2002 murder,
— In Oklahoma, Montana and West Vagi
new findings have called old testimony by fliii
experts or lab managers into question.
— In Houston, an audit of the DNA sections
the police lah found undertrained staff, a
that may have contaminated ti-
dence, and mishandling of evident
“Labs are run by
beings,” said James Alan Fos.
criminal justice professor
Northeastern Universi
“Essentially, the management
labs may not be as foolproof as lit
science of forensics.”
Better standards, better fundii
better management — all may
necessary to ensure lab resi
don’t wrongly convince juries
guilt. Fox said.
“They operate like the 4
West." said Peter
me 1<
— James Alan Fox
criminal justice professor
DNA evidence. A new analysis of that same evi
dence has now excluded Sutton.
He got a second chance after problems at the
Houston Police Department lab sent evidence in
hundreds of cases back for retests. Sutton was
released on bond and the district attorney has rec
ommended a pardon.
It’s essential that the labs’ work can be trusted,
agree critics and forensic scientists who run tests on
DNA, blood, Fingerprints, clothing and more.
Still, problems keep cropping up:
— In Phoenix, lab technicians mistakenly over
stated the likelihood that DNA linked suspects to
crimes in nine criminal cases, including a homicide
case that brought a conviction and two other inves
tigations in which suspects pleaded guilty.
— In Florida, a state crime lab worker in
defense attorney and one of the founders offe
Innocence Project at the Benjamin N. 0
School of Law in New York, a group behindnt
of the DNA-based exonerations across the
in recent years.
Neufeld runs down a list of problems: Stanfe
are voluntary and set up by crime lab dire*
themselves, too few labs follow the standards:
the overwhelming majority of labs are toocW
connected to police departments or prosecutors.
“For too long, it’s been run by people whom
law enforcement, as opposed to people who area
enlists,” he said.
Noted Ken Melson, U.S. attorney in easft
Virginia: "No one wants a Houston in theirstaif
The best corrective, said Melson. Ferrara a
ers, is for every lab to be accredited under a syste
set up by crime lab directors, so their practices
inspected and evaluated by independent inspect®
NEWS IN BRIEF
Sunni Cranfill
named Miss Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -
Sunni Cranfill, Miss Amarillo Area,
was crowned the new Miss Texas
on Saturday night.
She will represent Texas in the
Miss America pageant in Atlantic
City, NJ., in September.
Cranfill, 23, a senior journalism
major at West Texas A&M
University in Canyon with empha
sis on broadcasting, succeeds
Miss Texas 2002 Lisa Dalzell, who
was Miss Lake O' The Pines.
The blonde, wearing a cham
pagne-colored evening gown,
mouthed "Oh my Cod" upon
hearing she was this year's win
ner. Miss Fort Worth Morgan
Matlock was named first
runner-up.
Second runner-up U
Stephani Stokes, Miss Lubl
third runner-up was M
Cilbride, Miss Humble-Kingiv
and fourth runner-up was Kt
Porter, Miss Metrocrest.
Cranfill attended Arkansas-
Rock from 1998 to 2002
graduating with honors in 1
from Hooks High School,
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