Proposal / Submission Type
Peer Reviewed Paper
Location
Richmond, Virginia
Start Date
31-5-2012 3:20 PM
Abstract
An examination of State of Connecticut v. Julie Amero provides insight into how a general lack of understanding of digital evidence can cause an innocent defendant to be wrongfully convicted. By contrast, the 101-page opinion in Lorraine v. Markel American Insurance Co. provides legal precedence and a detailed consideration for the admission of digital evidence. An analysis of both cases leads the authors to recommend additions to Law School curricula designed to raise the awareness of the legal community to ensure such travesties of justice, as in the Amero case, don’t occur in the future. Work underway at the University of Washington designed to address this deficiency is discussed.
Keywords: digital forensics, law education, ESI, admissibility, evidence
Scholarly Commons Citation
Alva, Aaron and Endicott-Popovsky, Barbara, "Digital Evidence Education in Schools of Law" (2012). Annual ADFSL Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law. 3.
https://commons.erau.edu/adfsl/2012/thursday/3
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Computer Engineering Commons, Computer Law Commons, Electrical and Computer Engineering Commons, Forensic Science and Technology Commons, Information Security Commons
Digital Evidence Education in Schools of Law
Richmond, Virginia
An examination of State of Connecticut v. Julie Amero provides insight into how a general lack of understanding of digital evidence can cause an innocent defendant to be wrongfully convicted. By contrast, the 101-page opinion in Lorraine v. Markel American Insurance Co. provides legal precedence and a detailed consideration for the admission of digital evidence. An analysis of both cases leads the authors to recommend additions to Law School curricula designed to raise the awareness of the legal community to ensure such travesties of justice, as in the Amero case, don’t occur in the future. Work underway at the University of Washington designed to address this deficiency is discussed.
Keywords: digital forensics, law education, ESI, admissibility, evidence
