Paul Giannelli (born May 21, 1945) is an American lawyer, consultant and law professor. He is a leading expert on scientific and forensic evidence. He is currently a Distinguished University Professor and the Albert J. Weatherhead III & Richard W. Weatherhead Professor Emeritus of Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law.[1]
Paul Giannelli | |
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| Born | May 21, 1945 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Providence College (BA) University of Virginia (JD, LLM) George Washington University (BS) |
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Education
editGiannelli received his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Providence College.[2] He then received his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia where he was an editor of the Virginia Law Review.[2] He also received a Master of Science in Forensic Science from George Washington University and Master of Law from the University of Virginia.[2]
Career
editGiannelli was both a prosecutor and defense counsel in the military before becoming a legal academic.[3]
Scholarship
edit[4][5][6] The New York Times has called him an “expert on scientific evidence”[7] and The Washington Post and PBS have called him an "evidence and procedure expert".[8][9][10][2]
At law school, he has taught numerous courses on Evidence, Scientific Evidence, Wrongful Convictions Seminar, Advanced Evidence Seminar, Criminal Procedure, Criminal Process, Criminal Law, Capital Punishment Seminar, Juvenile Law, Corrections & Prisoners’ Rights Seminar, and Trial Practice.[2]
He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences[2] and served on the National Commission on Forensic Science.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Faculty Profile". 9 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "CV" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on Feb 11, 2018.
- ^ "Faculty Profile". 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Professor receives Ohio State Bar Association Award".
- ^ "Faulty Practices Raise Doubts About Accuracy of Crime Labs".
- ^ "WHITE HOUSE REPORT ON EVIDENCE CITES CWRU LAW PROFESSOR". 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Bending Science: How Science can be Corrupted by Legal Processes".
- ^ "Forensic science reform is finally here. But will we get it right?". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Crime Lab Scandals the Focus of New DOJ Plan". PBS.
- ^ "Faculty Profile". 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Giannelli's research used by Supreme Court". 30 June 2009.
- ^ "Giannelli selected to new National Commission on Forensic Science". 15 January 2014.