Publications

Publications of Criminal Defense Lawyers Steve Benjamin & Betty Layne DesPortes in Richmond, VA.

Betty LayneDesPortes, “Jury Instructions on Expert Testimony” in Wiley Encyclopedia of Forensic Science, eds A. Jamieson and A.A. Moenssens, John Wiley: Chichester. DOI:10.1002/9780470061589.fsa025.pub2. Published 14th March 2014
Betty Layne DesPortes, “Friction Ridge Opinion Evidence after Daubert and the NAS Report” in Wiley Encyclopedia of Forensic Science, eds A. Jamieson and A.A. Moenssens, John Wiley: Chichester. DOI: 10.1002/9780470061589.fsa1038.pub2. Published 14th March 2014.

Betty Layne DesPortes, “The Admissibility of Laboratory Reports: The Melendez-Diaz, Bullcoming, and Williams Cases” in Wiley Encyclopedia of Forensic Science, eds A. Jamieson and A.A. Moenssens, John Wiley: Chichester. DOI: 10.1002/9780470061589.fsa1003.pub2. Published 14th March 2014.

Betty Layne DesPortes, “Firearm and Toolmark Opinion Evidence: Admissibility of Opinions After Daubert and the NAS Reports” in Wiley Encyclopedia of Forensic Science, eds A. Jamieson and A.A. Moenssens, John Wiley: Chichester. DOI: 10.1002/9780470061589.fsa1089.pub2. Published 14th March 2014.

Betty Layne DesPortes, “Handwriting Comparison Opinions Admissibility After the NAS Report” in Wiley Encyclopedia of Forensic Science, eds A. Jamieson and A.A. Moenssens, John Wiley: Chichester. DOI: 10.1002/9780470061589.fsa1090. Published 4th December 2013.

Validation in Forensic Science [2011-04-11]

Wiley Encyclopedia of Forensic Science Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts — The Admissibility of Laboratory Reports [2011-04-11]

Betty Layne DesPortes

Melendez-Diaz v Massachusetts The admissibility of Laboratory Reports

Wiley Encyclopedia of Forensic Science – Validation of Forensic Science Techniques: Principles and Procedures [2011-04-11]

Betty Layne DesPortes

Validation of Forensic Science Techniques – Principles and Procedures

Richmond-Times Dispatch, [2010-09-07], by Steven D. Benjamin and Betty Layne DesPortes

For Crying Out Loud, This Law Is Ridiculous

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