Agents' Secrets
NC crime lab wins international seal of approval
Forensic Quality Services, a Florida-based organization that audits and inspects crime labs, told the State Bureau of Investigation this week that the lab had met the standards required by the highest global standard for forensic science laboratories.
Agents' Secrets
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LOCAL/STATE
Court hearing on Mike Peterson focuses on discredited SBI agent
Attorneys from the NC attorney general’s office argue that a 2003 murder conviction should be reinstated against Michael Peterson. The Durham novelist’s attorneys argue his trial was flawed by the testimony of an SBI agent who has since been discredited.
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AGENTS' SECRETS
SBI fights district attorneys’ attempts to learn about failed tests
About 25 agents failed certification exams, and district attorneys say that defendants will demand access to those results.
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AGENTS' SECRETS
Judge order says Michael Peterson’s rights violated by SBI agent
The conviction in 2003 of Durham novelist Michael Peterson was obtained with “materially misleading” and “deliberately false” testimony from a State Bureau of Investigation agent who was a crucial witness about blood evidence in the murder case that spawned TV movies, ...
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BARRY SAUNDERS
Saunders: Inmates line up for gifts from disgraced SBI blood-spatter expert
Until a few weeks ago, you probably thought that I was the baddest Santa you'd ever seen. That was before Duane Deaver offered expert testimony during trials of convicted murderers.
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AGENTS' SECRETS
Ex-SBI agent Deaver's testimony could lead to reviews
Duane Deaver's work paved the path for Michael Peterson's new trial. His testimony also could force another look at the sentences of several other convicted murderers.
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DURHAM COUNTY
Michael Peterson denies guilt, tastes freedom
Michael Peterson sat in his lawyer's office Wednesday afternoon twisting his wedding ring and talking about the electronic anklet that has monitored his movements over the past week.
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AGENTS' SECRETS
Judges' decision in Peterson case puts SBI in tough spot over former agent Deaver
When Superior Court Judge Orlando Hudson ordered a new trial for Durham author Michael Peterson, he uttered a phrase seldom used by a judge describing the conduct of an SBI agent on the witness stand: "perjured testimony."
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DURHAM COUNTY
Peterson released from prison; awaits new trial in wife's murder
Durham novelist Michael Peterson walked out of the Durham County Jail shortly after 6 p.m. today, joining his family for the first time after eight years in prison. Peterson spoke briefly after leaving the jail, saying he looks forward to proving his innocence in a "fair trial."
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AGENTS' SECRETS
Defense challenged Deaver at trial in 2003
Michael Peterson's hearing for a new trial this month was not the first time his defense team had challenged the credentials of former State Bureau of Investigation agent Duane Deaver.
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