The Illinois Forensic Science Commission issued strong statements and recommendations on Tuesday around an attorney-authored report issued last May by UIC.
The commission issued strong statements and recommendations on Tuesday around an attorney-authored report issued last May by the university. The commission said, in part, that the UIC report is insufficient to address the allegations of faulty testing used in criminal prosecutions.
The commission also said the UIC report suggests a fundamental lack of understanding of forensic toxicology and that the "commission does not consider the UIC report to be an authoritative document for criminal justice stakeholders to evaluate the competency or accuracy of forensic testing." UIC hired Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP to look into and create an independent report into concerns and claims made about testing inaccuracies when measuring THC. At issue are results that were unable to distinguish Delta-9 THC from other commonly encountered THC isomers such as Delta-8 and testing urite for THC levels. The labNew fallout for UIC lab accused of providing flawed results in DUI cases Criminal defense attorneys, who represents clients charged with cannabis DUI, told the I-Team that the UIC report is just a corporate whitewash. That report said errors were made but may not have impacted all tests. The report concludes UIC's Analytical Forensic Testing Laboratory methods should have "been modified" to distinguish between two related forms of THC. However, it goes on to say, "Nevertheless, the reliability of those test results may be confirmed on a case-by-case basis."announced the dismissal of more than a dozen cases involving the faulty tests. Other county prosecutors and police departments in the metro Chicago area are now reviewing cases, including in Cook County. The head of the state commission said it has been actively working on examining issues related to the UIC lab, the Analytic Forensic Testing Laboratory, or AFTL. "Step one that the Commission decided to take in response to what happened at AFL, because that report is out there, and that is in the public, and the Commission felt it was very important that they respond to that information that is out there. After they do that response, then they will move forward with their next steps," the commission's head said. Among the things the commission is recommending is UIC initiate a comprehensive audit of AFTL's forensic toxicology lab operations to be conducted "posthaste," a report of the findings be made public, and that the audit is made by an independent agency with forensic science expertise. The lab ceased human testing in February 2024. UIC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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