I previously discussed the firing of racist Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation Crime Lab analyst Amy Pollpeter. On August 19, 2016 I received an unsolicited advertising letter from her, offering her services as an expert witness in connection with her new company Forensic DNA Consulting Resources. For the reasons discussed below, I certainly will not purchase her services and cannot imagine how any attorney in their right mind would want to do so either.
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Racist Iowa Crime Laboratory Analyst Amy Pollpeter Fired for Anti-Black Facebook Post
by Attorney Eric D. Puryear Amy Pollpeter, who had been an analyst with the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigations (DCI) crime lab for 10 years, was fired after making a racist facebook post.
Useful Smartphone Apps to Preserve Evidence in Civil Rights Cases
by Attorney Eric D. Puryear In cases where a person’s civil rights are violated by the police or another governmental agency, it is important to preserve evidence of the violation for use in court later. A variety of smartphone apps now exist for this very purpose.
Preserving Evidence in Cases Involving Police or Governmental Violations of Civil Rights
by Attorney Eric D. Puryear In cases where a person’s civil rights have been violated by the police or another governmental actor, it is important to ensure that the evidence is swiftly preserved. Failing to do so can make it difficult or even impossible to address the misconduct that a person has suffered.
How Facebook Affects Custody, Divorce, and protective Order Cases in Iowa and Illinois
by Attorney Eric D. Puryear Facebook is used by over a billion people every day, and as such it has an important role to play in many divorce, custody, and protective order cases that take place in the states of Iowa and Illinois.
The Importance of Text Messages in Divorce, Custody, and Protective Order Cases in Iowa and Illinois
by Attorney Eric D. Puryear In cases involving children, such as divorce and custody cases, the interactions that occur between the parties that concern the children are quite important. The same is true for protective order cases involving domestic violence allegations, whether or not children are involved.