Tag: EVIDENCE

A man who may (or may not) have robbed a jewelry store may (or may not) have announced his guilt on 4chan. On Saturday night, an anonymous 4chan user posted a picture showing what appears to be several rings, along with a message that read: "I just robbed a jewelry store with an M4 assault rifle. Feeling excited but kind of scared. wat do now?" Many, of course, doubted the man's claims, but one ...

Facebook users in New York may have an entirely new reason to mind their online p's and q's, thanks to a state judge's decision to allow private Facebook posts as court evidence. As Forbes explains, the Suffolk County, New York case involved a woman who was personally injured after falling out of an office chair in 2003. Claiming that the incident was due to the chair's defective construction, ...

Share We knew that Facebook has torn apart many a marriage across the pond. But according to a recent survey, it's become just as problematic for couples here in the US, too. A survey of high-profile divorce lawyers throughout the country reveals that increasing numbers of quarrelsome couples are now using Facebook data as evidence of marital infidelity. As attorney Mary Cay Trace told ...

Last month, a Brooklyn lawyer attempted to make legal history by using a lie-detection brain scan as evidence in a courtroom trial. At the time, neuroscientists raised questions about the reliability of fMRI brain scans, while legal experts were more keen on the idea of having sophisticated technology play a greater role in determining trial outcomes. Now, however, the push to allow the scans in a ...

This week, an attorney from Brooklyn will attempt to make U.S. legal history by using a lie-detection brain scan to prove that an important witness is telling the truth. Attorney David Levin is currently representing Cynette Wilson, who claims that her temp agency employer, CoreStaff Services, gave her less desirable assignments after she complained about sexual harassment at her job site. Another ...

It's hard to believe that crime scenes could get any more complicated than they are on 'CSI,' but The New York Times reports that scientists in Israel have discovered that DNA evidence can be fabricated -- and easily, at that. Apparently, DNA can be cooked up like cookies in an E-Z bake oven... Scientists at the Tel Aviv-based company Nucleix have been able to infuse one individual's DNA into ...

Often, when a woman accuses a man of rape, there's little proof beyond he-said-she-said, and, in many cases, that's enough to put the man away, whether he's guilty or not. The onus definitely falls upon the accused to prove his innocence in most of these cases. In the recent case of Gary Taylor, a 41-year-old businessman, the defendant was able to prove his innocence, according to a report in the ...