Vol. 81, Issue 3, 2018

SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME: AS A CONTROVERSY IN WRONGFUL CONVICTION CASES

Eza Bella Zakirova

This article discusses Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) as a controversial medical diagnosis and examines how misdiagnosis of SBS has led to wrongful convictions.

Justice Commentaries

THE SKY POLICE: DRONES AND THE FOURTH AMENDMENT

Jessica Dwyer-Moss

This article examines Fourth Amendment concerns raised by government drone surveillance in light of the Supreme Court’s recent decisions in cases dealing with new technologies.

Justice Commentaries
JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR AND THE SENSE OF RESPECT
Andrew B. Ayers
This article is a reflection on Justice Sotomayor's appearance before students at Albany Law School in 2017 when she received the Kate Stoneman Award.
Justice Commentaries
A CONVERSATION WITH JUSTICE SONIA SOTOMAYOR
Albany Law Review
This article is a transcript of the conversation between Justice Sotomayor and Albany Law School Students.
Justice Commentaries
SNAKE OIL WITH A BITE: THE LETHAL VENEER OF SCIENCE AND TEXAS’S DEATH PENALTY
James R. Acker
This article examines the several stages of Texas capital prosecutions in which unreliable expert and scientific opinions have contributed to the prosecution and execution of persons accused of committing murder.
Justice Commentaries
FINGERPRINTS AND MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE: “OTHER” TYPES OF ERROR AND A POST-CONVICTION RIGHT TO DATABASE SEARCHING
Simon A. ColeBarry C. Scheck
This article examines the various fact patterns through which latent fingerprint evidence can play a role in wrongful convictions.

Justice Commentaries

THE LATENT PRINT EXAMINATION PROCESS MAP

Simon A. ColeBarry C. Scheck

This is a map of latent print examination, a supplement to "FINGERPRINTS AND MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE: “OTHER” TYPES OF ERROR AND APOST-CONVICTION RIGHT TO DATABASE SEARCHING."

Justice Commentaries

THE BEST INSURANCE AGAINST MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE CAUSED BY JUNK SCIENCE: AN ADMISSIBILITY TEST THAT IS SCIENTIFICALLY AND LEGALLY SOUND

Edward J. Imwinkelried

This article argues that the many courts current standard for admitting expert testimony contributes to wrongful convictions based on scientific errors and proposes two new standards in their place.

Justice Commentaries

FORENSIC EVIDENCE INWRONGFUL CONVICTIONCASES: FROM BEING A RIGHT-HAND MAN TO BECOMING A SNAKE IN THE GRASS

Irina Zakirova

This article examines the admissibility and reliability of forensic science in the courtroom.

Justice Commentaries
IT’S NOT A MATCH: WHY THE LAW CAN’T LET GO OF JUNK SCIENCE
Aliza B. KaplanJanis C. Puracal
This article argues that there is a need to increase validity and reliability of forensic science in the criminal justice system through a collaborative approach.
Justice Commentaries
PICKING AND CHOOSING: INCONSISTENT USE OF NEUROSCIENTIFIC LEGAL EVIDENCE
Joseph J. Avery
How is neuroscientific evidence impinging or threatening to impinge the U.S. legal system, and how are courts addressing this?
Justice Commentaries
EXAMINING THE ROLE OF SCIENCE IN THE COURTROOM: ADMISSIBILITY AND RELIABILITY OF FORENSIC SCIENCE IN THE COURTROOM
Maryam HamiraniItiel E. DrorRuth M. Morgan
The lack of a scientific foundation behind many of the methods used to analyze and communicate the value of evidence is review in this article.
Justice Commentaries
NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL COMPETENCY: CURRENT USES AND FUTURE POTENTIAL
John B. Meixner Jr.
There is little literature discussing how neuroscience data, at our current level of understanding, might be able to aid in determining competency. This article begins to fill that gap.

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