In any criminal trial, prosecutors and defense attorneys have to abide by certain rules. Laws dictate what evidence is allowed to be presented, who can testify in court, and what questions can be asked by either side. Occasionally, situations arise in which the rules...
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The castle doctrine changes the rules for teen pranks
Recently, we saw Wisconsin's castle doctrine law applied for the first time in a case in Slinger. A young man, apparently running from police during the breakup of an underage drinking party, hid in the porch of the next-door neighbor. The neighbor, reportedly...
When DNA Contamination is Given a Fancy Name
Some Wisconsin Crime Laboratory DNA analysts are now using the term "adventitious DNA" when unexpected/inappropriate DNA is found in controls during their tests, instead of calling it what it is -- contamination. They must use a thesaurus in the lab and search for...