Judge orders new trial for suspect in 1991 Grand Junction pipe bombings that killed 2 people Judge finds tool-mark evidence used to tie James Genrich to bombings was unconstitutional ...

In addition to challenging the tool-mark evidence in the case, Genrich’s attorneys argued that the state’s other evidence was circumstantial and insufficient for a conviction.

The key piece of evidence used to convict Genrich was expert tool-mark analysis that contended markings made on the bombs could only have been made by tools owned by Genrich. In his ruling, Gurley ...

Tool mark analysis has been used to produce evidence in trials for decades. However, the Innocence Project insists it is not settled science. The organization has used DNA on 375 people who were ...

But The Innocence Project is pressing on against tool mark evidence. During its 30 years of existence, it has used DNA to exonerate 375 people who were wrongfully convicted.

The court is considering a murder case in Prince George’s County that also used firearm “tool mark” analysis as evidence, and the appeal adds to a national groundswell of challenges to the ...

MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) – The man convicted for a series of bombings over 30 years ago will have a new trial after new evidence showed that the original expert testimony is no longer admissible.

The Maryland Supreme Court ruled Tuesday to end the long-standing practice of calling in firearms experts during criminal proceedings to testify that a particular gun fired a specific bullet.In a ...

An unfired .40-caliber bullet is the only physical evidence prosecutors named in the court document leading to Richard Allen's arrest two years ago.

The ballistic evidence refers to .300 AAC (aka .300 Blackout, .300 BLK) rifle cartridge casings and a .300 BLK rifle found on the Murdaugh property after the murders.

Tool mark analysis has been used to produce evidence in trials for decades. However, the Innocence Project insists it is not settled science. The organization has used DNA on 375 people who were ...