[IP] Did bad science lead to the execution of an innocent man?

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Andrew Koenig <ark@acm.org>
Date: May 7, 2006 10:10:27 AM EDT
To: dave@farber.net
Subject: RE: [IP] Did bad science lead to the execution of an  
innocent man?
Reply-To: ark@acm.org

You might find this book relevant:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0465026249

Its thesis is that at one time, expert witnesses were expected to  
testify
only in ways that reflected the consensus of their intellectual  
community;
but more recently, credentials and the ability to convince a jury are  
all
that matters.





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