tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post1292327462983104626..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: D.P.Lyle: The CSI EffectJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-19895748573145892312011-12-11T20:32:52.174-05:002011-12-11T20:32:52.174-05:00I remember getting a critique on my ms from a fell...I remember getting a critique on my ms from a fellow writer about a kidnapping scene. The writer said, "We know how crucial it is to collect evidence immediately following a crime, so I can't believe police would just do nothing at first." I explained that an adult isn't even considered missing for 48 hours after a disappearance when there is no sign of foul play--but this was jenny milchmanhttp://suspenseyourdisbelief.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-52627193627066738242011-12-11T17:49:16.483-05:002011-12-11T17:49:16.483-05:00Sheila, criminal trials are all subject to the spe...Sheila, criminal trials are all subject to the speedy trial requirement of the Constitution. It's not uncommon for a crime lab to bump a case up in its queue because a trial date is approaching, particularly if the defendant does not waive the right to a speedy trial. Of course, that means tests in other cases get delayed further.Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-73669637911220287142011-12-10T17:00:16.731-05:002011-12-10T17:00:16.731-05:00Thank you so much for your post, Dr. Lyle. I'...Thank you so much for your post, Dr. Lyle. I've never seen these programs, but have heard about them and have worried about them for the same reason that I worry about the evening news.<br /><br />Making criminals smarter. Letting the enemy know all our methods of detection. <br /><br />I'm just sitting here wondering how I would process the information given/refuted during a trial, ifLRHunterhttp://lrhunter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-19237415020274895792011-12-10T12:51:31.279-05:002011-12-10T12:51:31.279-05:00I saw Anthony Zuiker speak at Screenwriting Expo a...I saw Anthony Zuiker speak at Screenwriting Expo a couple years ago and he pretty much the same thing about unrealistic jury expectations and more knowledgeable criminals. He made it sound like law enforcement wasn't particularly thrilled with him.Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531121353433942618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-27698781545026255312011-12-10T12:16:02.777-05:002011-12-10T12:16:02.777-05:00The timing of the trial once it is decided that ca...The timing of the trial once it is decided that case will go to trial is up to the judge and when he can get it on his docket. Motions of all types from both sides weigh into this decision. The crime lab delays often impact whether something is going to go to trial or not. Maybe the DA is waiting on DNA results to see if he even has a case before he files charges. This could take months in a D. P. Lyle, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964859779421623131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-41676856509736425992011-12-10T12:15:43.050-05:002011-12-10T12:15:43.050-05:00The timing of the trial once it is decided that ca...The timing of the trial once it is decided that case will go to trial is up to the judge and when he can get it on his docket. Motions of all types from both sides weigh into this decision. The crime lab delays often impact whether something is going to go to trial or not. Maybe the DA is waiting on DNA results to see if he even has a case before he files charges. This could take months in a D. P. Lyle, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964859779421623131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-29562557019053304342011-12-10T09:34:03.767-05:002011-12-10T09:34:03.767-05:00Good to see you here, Doug! You provide a great s...Good to see you here, Doug! You provide a great service to writers--we at least can get the details right.<br /><br />One odd question: we know that often a trial does not take place until months or even years after the crime has been committed. Does that synch with the speed of the slow forensic labs? Is a trial ever delayed to allow the lab to catch up with processing the evidence, or is Sheila Connollyhttp://www.sheilaconnolly.comnoreply@blogger.com