Innocence Litigation Training Materials
Arson Panel
Click here to learn more about Arson Science
Arson Review Committee
Craig Beyler- Forensic Fire Investigation-From the Days of Willingham and Willis to the Present
Craig Beyler Presentation-Fire Investigation Willingham and Willis Cases
DOJ-Fire and Arson Scene Evidence
NFPA 921 Table of Contents
NIJ- Guidelines for Investigating Fire and Arson
Pioneer Hotel Fire Article
Recommendations for Post-Fire Analysis
TFSC Executive Summary-Willingham
TFSC Final Report–Willingham and Willis
The Mythology of Arson Investigation
Willis-Willingham Final Analysis Submitted by Craig Beyler, Ph.D.
Trial by Fire- New Yorker Article about Cameron Todd Willingham
Fire and Arson Investigations Resource Center
DNA Panel
Click here to learn more about DNA Testing
Bode Technology DNA 101 (powerpoint)
Emerging Technologies DNA Testing (powerpoint)
Introduction to DNA Testing (powerpoint)
Eyewitness ID Panel
Click here to learn more about Eyewitness Misidentification
Commonwealth v. Silva-Santiago
Conviction After Misidentification-Are Jury Instructions a Solution–By Joe Savage, James Devendorf
DOJ Guidelines
Eyewitness Identification Reform in Massachusetts by Stanley Z. Fisher
Eyewitness Identification–Is Reform in Sight–A Mass. Perspective–by Savage,Bennett,Devendorf
Improving Eyewitness Identification by Ken Patenaude
Northampton Police Dept. Eyewitness Evidence Police
Northampton Police Dept. ID Instructions
Northampton Police Photo Sequence Form
Rhode Island Taskforce to Improve Accurary of Eyewitness Identification
Studying Eyewitness Investigations in the Field by Dan Schacter
Two Stories of Eyewitness Error by James Doyle
NAS Report Panel
Click here to read about how the NAS Report was used as a Defense tool in FL
ASCLD Lab and Forensic Laboratory Accreditation
Inside the Judicial Mind-Cornell Law Review (RE Judicial Bias)
Investigation of the Trace Evidence Section NY State Police Forensic Investigation Center
Litigating Post-Conviction Claims of Fingerprint Misidentification after the NAS Report
NAS Report Executive Summary
NC SBI Forensic Science Lab Audit
Practical Steps Panel
Anatomy of a Wrongful Conviction (powerpoint)
BBA Wrongful Convictions Taskforce-Getting it Right
Dillon- Motion to Vacate Conviction
Drumgold – Memorandum in Support of Motion to Vacate
Drumgold – Motion to Vacate – Items Reviewed
Drumgold-Motion to Vacate Conviction
Johnson – I.D. Comparison
Johnson – Motion to Vacate Conviction
Johnson – Nolle Prosequi
Passley – Motion to Vacate Conviction
Passley – Nolle Prosequi
Williams- Motion to Vacate Conviction
Justice undenied – The Boston Globe
