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See related articles linked in the following sections:

Identification Evidence -
Fingerprint Evidence In The U.K.
Man Convicted on Erroneous Bite Mark Identification Evidence Finally Free
Handwriting Evidence Meets Reliability Criteria
The Gatekeeper At Work: The Handwriting Evidence Saga Continues.....
Court Holds Earprint Identification Not Generally Accepted In Scientific Community
Lip Print Identification Anyone?

Behavioral Evidence.......
The Insanity Defense - A Constitutional Right?

Biological Evidence.......
Humans and Apes . . . What's the [DNA] Difference?

Of Interest To Testifying And Consulting Experts
Expert Witnesses: Do You Have Any Demonstration Videotapes?

Expert Witnesses: Do You Have Any Demonstration Videotapes?
They May Be Admissible In Court Under A New Ruling!

Legal Actions Brought Against Expert Witnesses Revised 10/20/00

Friction Ridge Evidence:

Creating A Record on Critical Fingerprint “Scholarship”? New 06/16/07
Erroneous Fingerprint Individualizations - Why do they occur? 04/05/06
Did the Partial Fingerprint Lie? 04/05/06
Court Challenges to Friction Ridge Impression Evidence - How Long Will They Last?
Validating Friction Ridge Examination Techniques
Court Rejects Challenge To Fingerprint Identification Testimony
Court Excludes Fingerprint Critic's Testimony as "Junk Science"
The Reliability of Fingerprint Identification - A Case Report
Fingerprint Evidence In The U.K.
Is Fingerprint Identification a "Science"?
Fingerprint Identification....More On "Is It A Science?"
Deciphering Latent Fingerprints: Sandwich Method Revisited
Phenotype v. Genotype: Why Identical Twins Have Different Fingerprints

Handwriting and Forensic Document Examination:

Palmprint and Handwriting I.D. Satisfy Daubert Rule
Handwriting Identification Meets Daubert.....Again!
The Thornton Handwriting Examination Court Decision
Meeting the Daubert Challenge To Handwriting Evidence...Preparing for A Daubert Hearing
Handwriting Identification Evidence Meets Dauber-Kumho Tire Test
Handwriting Evidence Meets Reliability Criteria (on U.S. v. Paul)
E-Signatures...Bane or Boon To Handwriting Experts?
The "Gatekeeper" At Work - (on U.S. v. Haines)
Graphology / Graphoanalysis - What is it?

Bite Mark Identification:

Man Convicted on Erroneous Bite Mark Identification Evidence Finally Free

Firearm and Toolmark Evidence:

Toolmark Identification Received A (Frye-Daubert) Body Blow In Florida
Fully Automated GSR Package Developed

Lip Prints, Ear Prints, and Other Less Well-known Marks:

Alphonse Bertillon and Ear Prints
Ear Identification In The News Again
Ear Identification Based On Surveillance Camera's Images
Are Dutch Ears Different From American Ears?
Court Holds Earprint Identification Not Generally Accepted In Scientific Community
Protocol For Ear Identification Research
Ear Print Case Commentary Blames "Forensic Science"
DNA Evidence Proves Ear ID Wrong
Another Ear Print Conviction Reversed!
Lip Print Identification Anyone? (on People v. Davis --Ill.)
Lip Print Conviction Reversed - New Trial Ordered 04/05/06
Can Shoes Catch A Culprit? or Does A Shoeprint Lie? 04/05/06

Miscellaneous Identification and Biometric Evidence:

Dog Scent Evidence...Is it Scientific?
Forensic Stylistics in the Courts
Biometric Identification
Personal Identification by the Iris of the Eye
Facial Recognition Systems

New 05/05/03 Is Expert Testimony On Eyewitness Reliability Admissible?
Attacking The Invisible: Tools For Preventing The Admission of "Recovered Memory" Evidence At Trial
The Insanity Defense - A Constitutional Right?
Mental Retardation and the Death Penalty
Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personalities) And Criminal Insanity
"Brain Fingerprinting" - Is It A Reliable Tool?
"Brain Fingerprinting" - Is It A Reliable Tool? Addendum
Brain Fingerprinting Fails First Court Test in Iowa Revised 4/10/01
Can We Identify the Sexual Predator by Use of Penile Plethysmography?

New 11/12/02 Arresting Development in DNA Typing
Humans and Apes....What Is the [DNA] Difference?
Breath Tests for Blood Alcohol Determination: Partition Ratio
H.G.N. (Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus)

See related article linked in the Evidence Law News section.....
A Mistaken DNA Identification....What Does It Mean?
Instructing Jury That DNA Testing Is "Reliable Scientific Technique" Held Improper By Appeals Court
DNA Statistics Found Insufficient to Convict without Corroboration

See related article linked in the Identification Evidence section.....
Phenotype v. Genotype: Why Identical Twins Have Different Fingerprints

*Also of interest: Dickerson vs. Miranda (DICKERSON V. UNITED STATES - No. 99-5525, United States Supreme Court, June 26, 2000)

Search and Seizure Issues:

Attaching a GPS Locator System To A Car New 04/07/06
Is Police Liable For Failure to Protect A Fearful Complainant? New 04/07/06
When Police Fail To Enforce A Restraining Order New 04/07/06
Handcuffing Persons While Executing Search Warrants For A Home New 04/07/06
The Police Officer As A Community Caretaker
Running From the Police....Is It Sufficient for a "Stop"?
Roadblocks: Some Are Good, and Some Are Bad, Say Courts
Some Problems With Warrants
How Probable Is "Probable Cause"? - Supreme Court Is Unsuccessful In Defining "Probable Cause In Belief of Guilt" 02/04/04
Supreme Court Denounces Drug Interdiction Roadblock....But Just Barely...
Anonymous Tip That Person Has Gun Is Not Sufficient For An "Investigatory Stop"Updated 10/20/00
Do School Children Have Fourth Amendment Rights?
Bus Travelers' Check OK's by Supreme Court
The Validity of Consent Searches
Strip Searches...Mandantory "Squat and Cough" Policies
Search and Seizure Issues Before U.S. Supreme Court
"Knock-and-Talk" Routine Knocked Down (on U.S. v. Johnson - 7th Cir.)

Confessions, Interrogations and Statements:

Miranda Faces Extinction....And Who Was Miranda Anyway?
Did Winning the Miranda Challenge Do Charles Dickerson Any Good?
CONFESSIONS: The Evolution of the "Voluntariness" Standards

Eyewitness Identifications and Other Issues Involving Police Conduct:

When Are You Guilty By Being "Present" At A Crime Scene?
Victims of Overzealous Police Officers
Reflections on "Good Cop"...."Bad Cop" (on U.S. v. Runnels)
Media "Ride-Alongs" Lead to Civil Rights Suits (on Wilson v. Layne & Hanlon v. Berger-Usset)
 Do School Children Have Fourth Amendment Rights?
Strip Searches...Mandantory "Squat and Cough" Policies

Andre A. Moenssens - Brief Biographical Information

Forensic Education: The courses on forensic evidence, which have been taught by Professor Andre Moenssens, are:

Current Issues In Criminal Justice -- A Seminar
Scientific Evidence and Opinion Testimony
Wrongful Convictions
Advanced Trial Practice (Law 730R)
Applied Forensic Evidence Seminar (Law 850)
Criminal Law Students:  Mini Symposia