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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 13h

Today's blog post: Justice Sotomayor Sharply Critiques Anti-Jury Impeachment Rule in Death Penalty Dissent: tinyurl.com/452d7sec

Justice Sotomayor Sharply Critiques Anti-Jury Impeachment Rule in Death Penalty Dissent

Federal Rule of Evidence 606(b)(1) provides that During an inquiry into the validity of a verdict or indictment, a juror may not testify about any

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 20h

In this week's new @Undisclosedpod, hear how Dr. Hlavaty never would thought the bruises on Adrianna's Hutto's head came from a hand & the experiment she conducted to confirm her theory: audioboom.com/posts/879055...

S7, The State v. Amanda Lewis - Episode 7 - Avoiding a Confrontation

October 13, 20205 - The team talks about the surrogate medical examiner who testified at the Amanda Lewis trial and has their own expert review the evidence in the case.

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! Here it is: audioboom.com/posts/879055...

S7, The State v. Amanda Lewis - Episode 7 - Avoiding a Confrontation

October 13, 20205 - The team talks about the surrogate medical examiner who testified at the Amanda Lewis trial and has their own expert review the evidence in the case.

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 1d

In today's new @Undisclosedpod, we assess the testimony by the surrogate medical examiner in the Amanda Lewis case and have our own medical examiner offer an opinion of what caused the bruises on Adrianna Hutto's head: audioboom.com/posts/879055...

S7, The State v. Amanda Lewis - Episode 7 - Avoiding a Confrontation

October 13, 20205 - The team talks about the surrogate medical examiner who testified at the Amanda Lewis trial and has their own expert review the evidence in the case.

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 2d

Yes! The mild scent that you can't really smell is the critical component. Thanks!

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 2d

I'm not kidding at all when I say this could have cracked the case⬇️

Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 3d

Saturday wrongful conviction research question. Has anyone used "Glass Plus" as opposed to "Windex." If so, what does "Glass Plus" smell like, and it is a thick scent or a mild one? Thanks!

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 2d

"I want to speak out again because doctors no longer agree that forensic evidence can reliably prove that 'shaken baby syndrome' killed a child. And now I see people saying that this case was not really tried as a 'shaken baby' case. That is not true."

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 2d

"I was a juror in Robert Roberson’s ‘shaken baby’ trial. We got it wrong.": www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...

I was a juror in Robert Roberson’s ‘shaken baby’ trial. We were wrong.

On Thursday, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a stay of execution for Robert Roberson, whose murder conviction was based on 'shaken baby syndrome.'

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 2d

Here's the one we got: shop.kingarthurbaking.com/items/classi...

Classic Fresh Sourdough Starter

Thousands of bakers before you have made wonderful bread with a bit of this same bubbling brew. Buy at King Arthur Baking & start the sourdough journey now.

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 2d

Here you go :) alexandracooks.com/2019/03/22/s...

Simple Sourdough Focaccia Bread Recipe | Alexandra's Kitchen

Simple sourdough focaccia. There's no complicated shaping or scoring here; no preheated and heavy dutch ovens. This is a great beginner's sourdough recipe.

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 2d

Baked my best sourdough focaccia to date. The secret ingredient was ginger!

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 3d

Saturday wrongful conviction research question. Has anyone used "Glass Plus" as opposed to "Windex." If so, what does "Glass Plus" smell like, and it is a thick scent or a mild one? Thanks!

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 4d

Today's blog post: Supreme Court of Florida Deems Evidence of Defendant’s PTSD Admissible in Stand Your Ground Cases: tinyurl.com/397pb3sv

Supreme Court of Florida Deems Evidence of Defendant's PTSD Admissible in Stand Your Ground Cases

Florid is famous, some would say infamous, for being the progenitor of the "stand your ground" defense, dispensing with the duty to retreat before using

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 5d

Today's blog post: Court of Appeals of Georgia Finds “One-Leg Stand” and “Walk and Turn” Field Sobriety Tests are Not Scientific Tests: tinyurl.com/yu6b7znd

Court of Appeals of Georgia Finds "One-Leg Stand" and "Walk and Turn" Field Sobriety Tests are Not Scientific Tests under Daubert

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 6d

Today's blog post: California Court of Appeal Finds No Error With Prosecutor Comparing a Crime to a “Hollywood Slasher Movie”: tinyurl.com/4uervmuh

California Court of Appeal Finds No Error With Prosecutor Comparing a Crime to a "Hollywood Slasher Movie"

During closing arguments in a criminal case, the prosecutor cannot give the jury the impression that emotion may reign over reason. So, does a prosecutor

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 7d

The medical examiner in the Amanda Lewis case concluded that Martin Lee Anderson died from "sickle cell trait" despite being beaten by officers at a juvenile boot camp. When his autopsy of Adrianna Hutto was torn apart, he fled Florida @Undisclosedpod audioboom.com/posts/878696...

S7, The State v. Amanda Lewis - Episode 6 - Dr. Funny Bone

October 6, 2025 - The team explores the rise and fall of the medical examiner in the Amanda Lewis trial, who was fired for misconduct in dozens of cases and fled Florida after his theory of Adrianna&#...

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 8d

Today's blog post: D.C. Court of Appeals finds prosecutor erred in saying he met his burden of proof if the scales of justice looked like a seesaw with a ten-year-old on one end and a two-year-old on the other: tinyurl.com/4pr2dpv3

D.C. Court of Appeals Finds Prosecutor Mischaracterized What the Scales of Justice Mean

You'r probably familiar with the concept of the scales of justice, and you've probably seen them in real life, or at least some representation of them in

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 8d

In today's new @Undisclosedpod, we delve into Dr. Charles Siebert, the medical examiner in the Amanda Lewis case who was fired for misconduct in dozens of autopsies and fled Florida after his theory of Adrianna's drowning was discredited: audioboom.com/posts/878696...

S7, The State v. Amanda Lewis - Episode 6 - Dr. Funny Bone

October 6, 2025 - The team explores the rise and fall of the medical examiner in the Amanda Lewis trial, who was fired for misconduct in dozens of cases and fled Florida after his theory of Adrianna&#...

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 11d

The hearing lasted a few days & the judge asked for briefing on 2 issues at the end. I'll have a full update soon.

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 11d

Today's blog post: Court of Appeals of Virginia Reverses Contempt Conviction for Defendant Who Said, “They’ll Never Finds Your Body” To Husband’s New Wife: tinyurl.com/tu7z94ez

Court of Appeals of Virginia Reverses Contempt Conviction for Defendant Who Said, "They'll Never Finds Your Body" To Husband's New Wife

Section 18.2-456(A)(2) of the Annotated Virginia Code provides that The courts and judges may issue attachments for contempt, and punish them summarily,

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 12d

"Wright is registered on the National Registry of Exonerations, which points to independently tested DNA evidence on Anderson’s clothing that excludes Wright and that Anderson’s ex-boyfriend allegedly confessed to the murder twice before he died, among other considerations."

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 12d

Wrongfully convicted Springfield man Edward Wright speaks out after 41 years in prison: www.wwlp.com/news/state-p...

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 13d

"We should not be the same person the day after Yom Kippur that we were the day before Yom Kippur. We should be moving ahead, raising our lives to a higher level" – Rabbi Marc D. Angel

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ALT: a pink background with the words warm wishes on yom kippur written on it

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 14d

Do muddy footprints in a wagon pulled next to the family pool prove Amanda Lewis's claim that her daughter fell into the pool from the wagon? We discuss this & more in this week's new @Undisclosedpod: audioboom.com/posts/878408...

S7, The State v. Amanda Lewis - Episode 5 - Mud Boat

September 29, 2025 - The team investigates the defense claim that Adrianna fell into the family's pool from her wagon and critiques the claim by the State that attempts to resuscitate Adrianna cou...

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 15d

Unfortunately, no.

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