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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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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The Truth About Portable Breath Tests
I have written about breath testing numerous times on this blog and have shown how they are error prone, inaccurate, and non-specific to ethanol. In short, they are ridiculous. These are the problems that plague the more advanced, state authorized, stationary, breath testing machines. So what about the portable versions? The technology is even worse. …
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Innocence! Forensic Science, Chemistry and the Law features the Innocence Project and Wrongful Convictions
The American Chemical Society’s Chemistry and the Law Division and its Forensic Science Co-Chairmen, Justin McShane, Esq. of Harrisburg, PA and Josh D. Lee, Esq. of Vinita, OK, are proud to announce a full-day presentation on the work of the Innocence Project. Forensic Science often plays a tragic role in the conviction and wrongful imprisonment…
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Superior Court Will Review Ruling in Road Rage Conviction
Last week, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania agreed to review its ruling on Curtis A. Williams Jr.’s aggravated assault and reckless endangerment convictions in the Easter 2009 road rage case. Williams is represented by Attorney Justin McShane and Attorney Josh Auriemma of The McShane Firm. The Facts of the Case Curtis A. Williams Jr. of…
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Attorney McShane Awarded NCDD 2012 Dean’s Award
The National College for DUI Defense (NCDD) just concluded its 2012 Summer Session which is its flagship seminar. Every year it is held at the facility of Harvard Law School in Cambridge, MA. It is not officially affiliated with Harvard. The Summer Session is attended by the very best DUI attorneys in the country and…
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Attorneys McShane and Auriemma Win Appeal of DUI Case
Recently Attorneys McShane and Auriemma won an appeal of a DUI case before The Superior Court of Pennsylvania in the case of Commonwealth vs. Karns. It was a published opinion which makes it binding precedent in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Details of the Case Officer Patterson of the Bedford Borough Police Department received a report…
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Super Lawyers Names Attorney McShane a Rising Star
The 2012 issue of Super Lawyers Magazine has been released for Pennsylvania and Delaware and once again Attorney Justin McShane of The McShane Firm has been selected as a Rising Star in DUI Defense. (You can view Justin’s listing at https://digital.superlawyers.com/superlawyers/penndelaware2012?pg=89#pg89 ). Super Lawyers Magazine uses a very critical selection process and in the end,…
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External Quality Assurance Auditor for Pennsylvania Forensics Labs
Forensics, in the form of both blood and breath testing, is a big part of a DUI case. This is why I have dedicated myself to the study of forensic science so I can offer the best defense for my clients. You have to know the science to hold the scientists accountable. In my studies…
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Justin McShane: The DUI Jedi!
Hi, I’m Justin McShane. For those of you who don’t know me well I would like to tell you that I’m a fighter who is sworn to fight for the citizen accused. Law enforcement is a human endeavor and an error prone one at that. The result is many people are falsely accused of DUI…
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