Panel Discussions
 

Forensic Sciences Systemic Issues

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One of the systemic issues in our terms of reference under Order in Council #479/2005(d) of the Inquiry authorize the Commissioner:

“…to consider the role of the RCMP laboratory in the prosecution of James Driskell, and to review any systemic issues that may arise out of its role”.

The paper that Douglas M. Lucas prepared can be found below.

These documents have been circulated to all parties with standing and to the members of an expert panel who will assemble at a public session of the Inquiry on Thursday, September 21, 2006 at the Winnipeg Convention Centre in the Pan Am Room from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm.

The panelists will discuss the issue in a round table format, together with the commissioner and counsel for the inquiry and the parties.

Panel of Experts:

• Douglas M. Lucas (10Kb PDF)
  The Centre for Forensic Sciences (Toronto ON)
  
  
• Peter Neufeld (8Kb PDF)
  The Innocence Project (New York NY)
  
  
• Dr. Joel M. Mayer (9Kb PDF)
  Scientific Affairs at The Centre of Forensic Sciences (Toronto ON)
  
  
• Bill Tilstone (8Kb PDF)
  NFSTC and Forensic Quality Services (Largo FL)
  
  
• Michael Bromwich (12Kb PDF)
  Fried Frank (Washington DC and New York NY)
  
  
• Dr. Peter R. De Forest (9Kb PDF)
  Forensic Science Program at John Jay College of Criminal/CUNY (New York NY)

Papers for discussion:

• Douglas M. Lucas’s report relating to paragraph 1(d) of the Order In Council for the Commission of Inquiry (440Kb PDF)

• Addendum to Report on Forensic Science Matters to the Commission of Inquiry re: James Driskell (18.5Kb)

2006 Commission of Inquiry Into Certain Aspects of the Trial and Conviction of James Driskell