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The evidence mounts on the need for expert witnesses

There is rising concern over the lack of any certification or register for those offering specialist knowledge on computers to courts
Last month saw the downfall of Gene Morrison. A conman who masqueraded as a forensic scientist and gave evidence in more than 700 police cases, some of them involving rape and drink-driving, Morrison, 48, of Hyde, Tameside, was found guilty of 22 counts of perjury at Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester and given a five-year jail sentence. His claims to be a forensic scientist were bogus, and the BSc and PhD qualifications he claimed were in fact bought from a university that existed only on the internet.

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By Peter Warren The Guardian Thursday March 8, 2007

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