tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098620.post111413462066485427..comments2024-03-15T04:02:42.341-04:00Comments on CrimLaw: Around the WebUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098620.post-1114437765669526102005-04-25T10:02:00.000-04:002005-04-25T10:02:00.000-04:00Oh, and yes, my comment on #8 was meant to be some...Oh, and yes, my comment on #8 was meant to be somewhat humorous.Ken Lammershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15646250142814585354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098620.post-1114437649412755102005-04-25T10:00:00.000-04:002005-04-25T10:00:00.000-04:00carpundit,I've seen this story float through the b...carpundit,<BR/><BR/>I've seen this story float through the blogs a couple of times and I don't believe there really is a "CSI Effect."<BR/><BR/>I would bet good money that if a study were done the overall rate of jury convictions has not changed. Nobody I know has seen it. I've had one case where the lack of forensic investigation came seriously into play and that was <I>before</I> CSI.<BR/><BR/>I think the more pernicious effect of expert forensic testimony has probably been what the article discusses from page 3 on. And the CSI Effect would bolster the blind acceptance of that sort of testimony.Ken Lammershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15646250142814585354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098620.post-1114302008881634212005-04-23T20:20:00.000-04:002005-04-23T20:20:00.000-04:00Welll, glancing at it again I see two things I fin...Welll, glancing at it again I see two things I find doubtful. First, I don't think Microsoft is getting messages from all of our computers on a continual basis. Second, I doubt that if a company gave trade secrets to a professor who was careless enough to lose it federal marshals probably aren't out trying to cover for the company's error. And if they were I would hope they'd be smart enough to tell the professor not to scare anyone off.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure there are other improbabilities but I stopped there.Ken Lammershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15646250142814585354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098620.post-1114301205900328882005-04-23T20:06:00.000-04:002005-04-23T20:06:00.000-04:00What makes you think this is bluff? I've got recor...What makes you think this is bluff? I've got records of the serial numbers of all my computers as well as the MAC address of the various communications bits. Why wouldn't this professor?Mister DAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12557780546647365805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098620.post-1114141005940519032005-04-21T23:36:00.000-04:002005-04-21T23:36:00.000-04:00About the kid with the stolen computer: What woul...About the kid with the stolen computer: What would you do if that kid walked into your office? What's your advice as an ethical practioner of law? You can't just tell him to keep it or destroy it, can you?<BR/><BR/>If I had that computer, I'd call the professor's bluff. Literally call him on the phone and ask him, "So, if this computer is such a big deal and there are government agencies looking for it and all that, you shouldn't have any trouble telling me the serial number that's written on the bottom. And the address of the wireless card that you've been tracking....Didn't think so." Click.Windypundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01788171819370012437noreply@blogger.com