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Cross-Examination of the Analyst in Drug Prosecutions

Cross-Examination of the Analyst in Drug Prosecutions

By James Shellow with Forward by Gerry Spence


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Publisher :LexisNexis Publishing Solutions Attorney
Format: 1 Volume, Hardbound , BOOK

ISBN: 9781422462133

2009
 
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    Called "the biggest decision for criminal attorneys since Miranda", Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts opened up new possibilities and every criminal attorney must understand the consequences.  Jim Shellow, cited by Justice Antonin Scalia in that groundbreaking decision, is the author of Cross-Examination of the Analyst in Drug Prosecutions.  This book is a complete guide to what has been called "the chemical defense".  Starting with a thorough explanation of the scientific principles behind drug identification and of the role of the drug analyst, Cross-Examination of the Analyst in Drug Prosecutions also provides the attorney with the crucial techniques and challenges that can make the difference in your case.  Completing the package are pretrial motion and orders, sample transcripts and proposed jury instructions.

    CONTENTS

     

    Chapter 1:  Introduction

     

    Chapter 2:  Style and Riffs

     

    Chapter 3:  Confronting the Analyst and His Methods

    3.1 Drug Testing Generally

    3.1.1 A Look Back

    3.1.2 A Look Ahead

     

    3.2 Eluding Specificity Challenges

    3.2.1 Ancient History

    3.2.2 The Analyst's Next Simple Solution

    3.2.3 Unexpected Consequences

     

    3.3. The Computer and the Analyst

    3.3.1 Self-Image

    3.3.2 Subjectivity and Similarity

    3.3.3 Risk Avoidance

    3.3.3.1 Scientific Principles

    3.3.3.2 Authoritative Texts

    3.3.3.3 Citing a Source

    3.3.3.4 Reference Data

    3.3.3.5 Missing Standards

    3.3.3.6 Other Tests

    3.3.3.7 Algorithmic Matching

    3.3.3.8 Lack of Validation

    3.3.3.9 Semantic Ambiguities

     

    Chapter 4:  Cognitive Dissonance

     

    Chapter 5:  Cross-Examination Content

     

    Chapter 6:  Closing Thoughts:  The Analyst's Tradition

     

    Appendix: Computer Defense

     

    Index

     

    James Shellow


    James Shellow has cross-examined prosecution drug analysts for almost fifty years. He graduated cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Chicago with a major in physics and mathematics and continued in a doctoral program in cybernetics. He was the Divisional Honor Scholar and a University Research Fellow. Thereafter he was employed as a servo engineer, systems engineer, research scientist, and operations analyst. He taught university courses in instrumentation design, abnormal psychology and advanced criminal procedure and was a consultant to the Mental Health Research Institute at the University of Michigan. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Fund for the Behavioral Sciences. He received his law degree from the Marquette University Law School and was a member of its Law Review. He was an Assistant Professor on the faculty of the Medical College of Wisconsin where he conducted a seminar in forensic science for residents in psychiatry and postdoctoral fellows in psychology. He is a certified public accountant and practiced accounting for several years. He is a former president of the National Association of Criminal Defense lawyers, currently President of the Board of Regents and a member of the faculty of the National Criminal Defense College and an elected member of the American Law Institute. He is a former member of the Committee on Federal Criminal Jury Instructions for the Seventh Circuit. He is a Fellow of the American Board of Criminal Lawyers and a member of the Board of Directors, Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin. He has lectured and published extensively in the field of criminal law and is a member of the Editorial Board of Forecite. He practices criminal defense law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and vacations at his home on the French Riviera.

     

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