Saturday, April 5, 2025

Artificial intelligence, due process, and scientific evidence; Renowned Duke Law Professor Brandon Garrett, author of of 'Defending Due Process: Why Fairness Matters in a Polarized World,' presents at an internet discussion sponsored by the NACDL (National Association of Criminal Defence Lawyers, to be held on Friday April 18th, 3.30 to 5.30 PM ET. (It's free! I have enrolled under the 'international category): Much to learn, For good or for bad, Artificial Intelligence will provide considerable grist for this Blog's mill... Details below. HL.

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Date: Friday, April 18th, 2025 Time: 3:30 – 5:00 pm ET | 12:30 – 2:00 pm PT Cost: FREE, but registration is required CLE: No CLE is being of...

Isoke Robinson: Detroit: Technology: Licence plate reader: Flawed technology? Flawed policing! (Bad combination! HL): Once again, Detroit police have falsely accused a Black woman of a crime using the city’s multimillion dollar high-tech surveillance program — this time resulting in a $35,000 settlement, Atlanta Black Star reports, in a story headed, 'Wouldn't Stop Crying': At Least 10 Detroit Cops Wrongly Raid Black Woman's Home with Guns Drawn, Detain Her Toddler Over License Plate Reader Error."…"The incident is the latest in a long line of similar incidents that have taken place in Detroit and around the country where technology like face recognition wrongly implicate Black people 35 percent of the time, according to a 2018 ACLU study…"The cops were investigating a drive-by shooting that had taken place earlier that day but when speaking to witnesses, they were told the shots came from a white Dodge Charger but did not even give police a partial license number, the Detroit Free Press reported. Without a license plate number, police began working backwards, reviewing city license plate readers to see if they could spot a white Dodge Charger. The license plate reader they reviewed was two miles from the actual shooting but only two blocks from Robinson’s home and that was enough “evidence” for police to terrorize Robinson and her child. Furthermore, witnesses told police that the Dodge Charger involved in the shooting had only one working fog light. However, police never bothered to test the fog lights in Robinson’s car or check it for gunpowder residue during the entire three weeks they had it in their possession, according to testimony from Detective Corbin. And the man later convicted for the non-fatal drive-by shooting had no known connection to Robinson or her car."

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:  "ACLU of Michigan is trying to get legislators to ban the practice of using license plate readers to match the descr...

Greece: Forensic examiners under scrutiny! Five had been suspended, facing allegations of misconduct and bribery, The National Herald (staff) reports, noting that allegations of misconduct "continue to surface."…"Christos Kravvaritis, a forensic pathologist in Larissa, was suspended following a preliminary disciplinary investigation. He is set to face the Justice Ministry’s disciplinary board for accusations of professional misconduct and unethical behavior, according to Kathimerini. The complaint against Kravvaritis claims that he falsified an autopsy report in exchange for a €10,000 bribe ($10,822). This alleged misconduct is connected to the 2021 death of law professor Achilleas Lambrakis, who was found hanged in October that year."

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QUOTE OF THE DAY: " Prosecutor Vassiliki Dimopoulou condemned the forensic examiners, stating that their failures allowed Pispirigou to...