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    1. Forensic science involves the interpretation of evidence found at crime scenes using scientific principles to determine what may have happened. 2. Evidence can be more or less reliable depending on factors like the type of evidence and how it can be trusted to what extent. DNA evidence is considered very reliable. 3. In the case of Felicia Lee, the prosecution argued she was tortured and killed by blunt force trauma and smothering by the defendant. However, the defense presented evidence that Lee's blood contained GHB and the cause of death could have been a seizure, resulting in a not guilty verdict.

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    1. Forensic science involves the interpretation of evidence found at crime scenes using scientific principles to determine what may have happened. 2. Evidence can be more or less reliable depending on factors like the type of evidence and how it can be trusted to what extent. DNA evidence is considered very reliable. 3. In the case of Felicia Lee, the prosecution argued she was tortured and killed by blunt force trauma and smothering by the defendant. However, the defense presented evidence that Lee's blood contained GHB and the cause of death could have been a seizure, resulting in a not guilty verdict.

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    1. Forensic science involves the interpretation of evidence found at crime scenes using scientific principles to determine what may have happened. 2. Evidence can be more or less reliable depending on factors like the type of evidence and how it can be trusted to what extent. DNA evidence is considered very reliable. 3. In the case of Felicia Lee, the prosecution argued she was tortured and killed by blunt force trauma and smothering by the defendant. However, the defense presented evidence that Lee's blood contained GHB and the cause of death could have been a seizure, resulting in a not guilty verdict.

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    What is Forensic Science?

    How did they know?

    "Strong evidence”

    Based upon forensic science

    Scientific principles

    1
    What is Forensic Science?

    Interpretation

    Evidence

    2
    What is Forensic Science?

    1 Interpretation of evidence

    Found at crime scene

    Physical objects or measurements

    3
    What is Forensic Science?

    Interpretation

    Evidence Reliability

    4
    What is Forensic Science?

    2 Reliability of evidence

    How evidence can be trusted

    To what extent it can be trusted

    DNA very reliable

    5
    What is Forensic Science?

    Interpretation

    Cannot be Reliability
    Evidence
    deduced

    Can be
    deduced

    6
    What is Forensic Science?

    3 Can / cannot be deduced from evidence

    Some aspects beyond the


    power of forensic science

    Limits of forensic science

    7
    Why Science?

    Philosophy of all science

    Newton

    Observations Natural world /


    crime scene
    Experiments

    8
    Why Science?

    Observations
    & Experiments

    Theory
    Isaac Newton
    9
    Scientists

    Theory Scientific paper

    Presentation at
    a conference

    10
    Forensic scientists

    Theory Present theory in court

    Expert Witness

    Convince judge / jury

    Wrong theory Send an innocent


    person to prison / death
    11
    Procedures in a case

    Evidence from:
    Experts Prosecution
    vs Defense Verdict
    Witnesses
    Police

    12
    Verdict given by

    Judge

    Judges
    13
    Verdict given by

    Judge

    Jury

    Local citizens

    Abolished in
    some countries Jury
    14
    Presumption of Innocence

    Innocent until proven guilty

    Prosecution has to prove guilt

    Defense does not have to prove innocence

    Reasonable doubt

    15
    Presumption of Innocence

    Innocent until proven guilty


    beyond reasonable doubt

    16
    Felicia Lee

    17
    September 2009

    Felica Lee found dead

    Autopsy

    18
    Autopsy results

    Over 300 “blunt force trauma wounds”

    Randone charged Murder

    Torture

    19
    Trial
    1
    Prosecution

    1 Torture: Kicked
    by Randone

    Cause of death:
    2 Asphyxia by
    smothering
    20
    Autopsy results

    Standard tests Other possibilities


    causing death

    Blood chemistry

    Felicia Lee’s blood contained


    gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB)
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    Trial
    1 2 3
    Prosecution Defense Verdict

    1 Torture: Kicked Expert witness Not


    by Randone guilty
    Cause of death:
    Cause of death: 1 Seizure caused
    2 Asphyxia by by GHB
    smothering
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    Verdict

    Did defense prove Lee’s death


    was caused by a drug overdose?

    No

    Suggested a reasonable possibility

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