Yahoo News: Panel recommends halt to use of bite-mark evidence

February 7, 2016

An influential Texas scientific panel recommended Feb. 12 that bite-mark analysis not be admissible as evidence in courts, a decision experts said could lead judicial systems in other states to exclude it, too. Read the full story at Yahoo News



Wall Street Journal: Commission recommends ban on bite-mark evidence

February 7, 2016

A Texas commission recommended Feb. 12 that the state suspend the use of bite-mark evidence in criminal cases pending additional research, becoming the first agency in the nation to discredit a forensic ​technique​ that has come under intense scrutiny in recent years. Read the full story at The Wall Street Journal


Reuters: Panel recommends halt to bite-mark evidence

February 7, 2016

An influential Texas scientific panel recommended on Feb. 11 that bite-mark analysis not be admissible as evidence in courts, a decision experts said could lead judicial systems in other states to exclude it too. Read the full story at Reuters


The Dallas Voice: Making the dentist’s office friendly

January 18, 2016

If going to the dentist makes you nervous, meet Max.  “Max is Dr. Carole Ann Boyd’s standard poodle.  He’s being trained as a service dog and right now, he’s better at hand signals than voice commands. Read the full story at The Dallas Voice