This is not the only case where sloppy forensics may have sent thousands to prison on flawed "evidence." The FBI is also guilty of mishandling forensic evidence, calling into question cases relying on the FBI's hair and fiber analysis going back to 1985.
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| Broadway - Alcatraz Prison. (Photo: Derek Key) |
Annie Dookhan, the former state chemist whose mishandling of evidence in drug cases threw the state’s criminal justice system into turmoil, pleaded guilty today in Suffolk Superior Court and was sentenced to three to five years in prison.
“You plead guilty here because you are
guilty?” Judge Carol S. Ball said as she explained the rights Dookhan
was giving up because of her guilty plea.
“Yes, Your Honor,” Dookhan said meekly.
Dookhan’s falsification of drug tests, in an
attempt to look like a highly productive employee, prompted the release
of hundreds of convicts, raised questions about thousands of cases, and
forced the state to spend millions to address the problems.
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