The medical examiner’s office in Dallas County, Texas has recently announced that disclosure of an error in evidence analysis that was committed five years ago will not hamper the proper analysis of other criminal cases.
A trial for someone who had been caught driving while intoxicated was re-set on Thursday, November 3 after a foreign chemist for the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences self-reported sometime in the last week of October that there had been an occurrence of a “sample switching” back in 2012 in regards to the case.
Dr. Jeffrey Barnard assuaged the anxiety of local residents by saying the “sample switching” incident in 2012 had already been addressed. Defense attorneys have cited their own frustration, saying such problems hurt their client’s.
Our attorneys at Law Offices of Mark T. Lassiter, who provide legal services for our clients in Dallas or other areas in Texas, handle criminal defense cases such as juvenile crimes, driving while impaired/alcohol cases, and drug offenses, among others. Seek the legal representation of a qualified member of our legal team by calling our offices today at (214) 845-7007.
