Chris Fabricant

Defense lawyers had sought to have the bite-mark evidence barred from the trial on the grounds that it is scientifically unreliable. The judge’s ruling was “contrary to the overwhelming consensus of the scientific community,” said Chris Fabricant, director of strategic litigation for the Innocence Project. “It’s a victory for the Flat Earth Society.”

Chris Fabricant

This commission’s findings are incredibly significant because no other agency or scientific body has ever opined on the admissibility of bite mark analysis, it has been admissible as evidence for more than 50 years and thousands have been convicted as a result.

Chris Fabricant