Document Category: Arson
| Title | Content | Date Filed | Jurisdiction | Categories | Link | hf:doc_author | hf:doc_categories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brief – Developments in Arson Science | P. 21-25 of the brief details the developments in scientific understanding of fire, including the 2004 National Fire Protection Association’s Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations (NFPA 921), studies conducted by ATF and the National Institute of Justice, and other experts. | November 22, 2021 | National, Tennessee | Arson, Evidence, Expert Testimony, Forensics, Witnesses | national tennessee | arson evidence expert-testimony forensics witnesses | |
| Brief – Unreliability of Fire Origin Evidence | p. 22-33 explain the changing landscape of arson investigations and wide-scale rejection of the “negative corpus” theory that some fire investigations rely upon. | July 6, 2021 | National, North Carolina | Arson, Evidence, Expert Testimony, Forensics, Witnesses | national north-carolina | arson evidence expert-testimony forensics witnesses | |
| Motion to Exclude Evidence Concerning Fire Origin and Hydrocarbon Detection | p. 11-15 overview reliability issues with fire investigations, particularly the lack of measurable standards and verifiable data. | July 6, 2015 | 9th Cir., California, National | Arson, Evidence, Expert Testimony, Forensics, Witnesses | 9th-cir california national | arson evidence expert-testimony forensics witnesses |