Saks discusses NAS report at seminar

<p>Regents' Professor <a href="http://www.law.asu.edu/Apps/Faculty/Faculty.aspx?Individual_ID=28">Mich… Saks</a> participated in a panel at the 2010 Capital Case Defense Seminar, sponsored by the California Attorneys for Criminal Justice and California Public Defenders Association, Feb. 12-15, in Monterrey, Calif.</p><separator></separator><p>Saks spoke during workshops on "Using the National Academy of Science Report in Litigation-Trial Level Focus" and "Using the NAS Report on Forensic Science in Post-Conviction."</p><separator></separator><p>Last spring, Saks co-chaired a national convention at the College of Law on the just-released NAS report that was critical of the forensic science industry and made major recommendations for overhauling its funding, staffing, research, training, accuracy and consistency.</p><separator></separator><p>Saks' research focuses on empirical studies of the legal system, especially decision-making, the behavior of the litigation system, and the law's use of science. He is the fourth most-cited law-and-social-science scholar in the U.S., and has authored approximately 200 articles and books. Courses he has taught include criminal law, evidence, law and science, property and torts.</p><separator></separator><p>Janie Magruder, <a href="mailto:Jane.Magruder@asu.edu"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Jane.Magruder@asu.edu<br /></span></a>(480) 727-9052<span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Tahoma;" lang="EN"><br />Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law</span></p>