02/15/07 (TX): HIV: Appeal Court Agrees Expert’s ‘Late Seroconversion’ Claim  A court has rejected a hospital's contention that a health worker did not contract HIV during the course of her work simply because she tested negative 17 months later.

02/11/07 (CT): Defendant Says Guilty, Jury Says Not  In a case that dramatically shows the independence of a jury, a defendant, having given sworn testimony of guilt was eventually found not guilty.

02/09/07 (OH): Lawyer & Expert (Father & Son) Win Appeal  An appeal court has overturned a municipal court decision not to allow a defendant - who also happens to be a defense attorney - to call his own son as an expert witness.

02/06/07 (FL): Medical Staff Botched Execution, Says Expert  With echoes of the recent cases in California (‘X-Pro News’, Nov.’06), a Florida commission has been hearing evidence as to the state’s execution procedures.

02/03/07 (CA): Counsel Not Disqualified by Talking to Opposing Expert   An unauthorized phone conversation between the plaintiff’s attorney and a defense expert did not trigger a presumption that confidential information had been disclosed to the attorney, the Fourth District Court of Appeal has ruled.

02/02/07 (CAN): Canada Bans Post-Hypnotic Evidence  In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada has said the 30-year practice of using evidence obtained from witnesses who have been hypnotized is unreliable and should not be allowed in criminal trials.

01/28/07 (CA): Over 30 Years After The Crime, A Trial Begins  Thirty-six years ago, a San Francisco crime lab examiner misidentified a fingerprint that is now being used as crucial evidence against former black militants charged in the shotgun slaying of police Sgt. John Young.

01/25/07 (NY): 15 Years Inside - Now DNA Frees Prisoner  Fifteen years to the day after he was convicted of a brutal murder, Roy Brown, 46, was ordered released from state prison because DNA tests proved he did not commit the crime.