This week, I was invited to speak at the American Chemical Society (ACS) 2013 Spring National Meeting in New Orleans. I was part of a panel which examined the validity and limitations in forensic science. Our session was featured on C&EN best of the conference picks. C&EN Picks – New Orleans National Meeting: Wednesday April…
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Ron Moore: Thanks for the Recognition
Ron Moore is one of the finest lawyers you will find on the planet. He knows the science and knows how to use it to defend his clients. Anyone charged with a DUI in Orange County, California should contact him. He recently wrote a chapter for the book Defending DUI Vehicular Homicide Cases. In it…
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If We Didn’t Have DNA He Would Have Been a Goner
Imagine being 19 years old and spending 9 months in jail for a crime you did not commit. This is the sad case of T.G. Fortunately, this sad story has ended due to the efforts of The McShane Firm who fought tirelessly and eventually got the charges dropped. T.G.’s case is a prime example of how…
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Winner of the 2012 Annual Charity Poll!
Every year The McShane Firm conducts a charity poll as a token of our appreciation to our readers and fans. The results for our 2012 charity poll are: (Drum roll please) First Place- $500 winner: PAWS of Central PA Second Place $250 winner: The V Foundation Third Place $100 winner: The United Way We thank…
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4th Annual PADUIBLOG.com Charity Poll
Every year at PADUIblog.com, we ask our loyal readers to help a choose a charity for a $500 donation from The McShane Firm. This year we have chosen three worthy charities. The polls are open now with all voting to end on December 31 at midnight. The winning charity will get a donation of $500….
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Hot off the Presses!
Just released: Inside the Minds: Understanding DUI Scientific Evidence The Inside the Minds series focuses on complex legal issues and is authored by the top lawyers an experts in that field. In this latest publication, I authored 5 chapters discussing the problems with the forensic science that is used in DUI cases. Understanding the science…
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Attorney McShane to Present at the 2013 AAFS Annual Scientific Meeting
This week a workshop proposal was accepted by the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) for the 2013 AAFS Annual Scientific Meeting to be held on February 18. My presentation is “Melendez-Diaz, Bullcoming, and Williams: Scientific Evidence and the Right to Confrontation.” Science is great. Scientific evidence has lead to the exoneration of many innocent…
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The McShane Firm Petitions The Supreme Court of The United States in the Case of Tyshaunt Love
Recently, Attorney Justin McShane of The McShane Firm filed a petition to The Supreme Court of The United States on behalf of his client Tyshaunt Love in his homicide case. Here is some of the factual background to this case: On Friday, December 20, 1996, police officers discovered the body of Iris Fennell, who was…
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Backlogs at Crime Labs Undermine Justice
The McShane Firm recently was recently in the news because of our successful litigation strategy in the case of T.G. T.G., of Harrisburg, was being held for his alleged involvement in an assault on a police officer. However, when DNA tests on a key piece of evidence came back negative, T.G.’s bond was lowered and…
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C&EN Quotes Attorney McShane
Recently, Chemical and Engineering News (C&EN) interviewed me for a feature they were doing on Annie Dookhan: Chemist Charged In Crime Lab Scandal Police arrested a Massachusetts forensic chemist on Sept. 28. Annie Dookhan allegedly tampered with drug evidence in criminal cases, forged colleagues’ signatures, and faked her academic credentials while working at a state…
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