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FBI Ethics: A Look Inside Santae Tribble

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FBI Ethics Overall The FBI has made several mistakes. They have already done one study that should have reviewed many cases that are in the current study. How much was missed? Is the new study simply a better, more organized, expansive, and hopefully more ethical in terms of rules of informing the defendants? Is the FBI training and educating the expert witness’ better? Were there ramifications for the analysts or is the FBI taking blame for the analysts not being competent? Which two analysts did not make inaccurate statements in court and in reports? Where were they during these cases where their colleagues made mistakes? Why are we talking about this? Summary of Case On July 26, 1978, John McCormick was pleading for his life outside …show more content…

William Horn was the victim in this case ("Santae Tribble"). Tribble could not be tried for murder and armed robbery of Horn for lack of evidence ("Santae Tribble"). Tribble was tried for the murder and armed robbery of John McCormick ("Santae Tribble"). The .32 caliber handgun was never found and Santae Tribble had an alibi ("Santae Tribble"). Tribble and twelve other people testified that he was at his mother’s house the evening of the crime ("Santae Tribble"). The evidence that did convict Tribble was a hair found on the stocking ("Santae Tribble"). An FBI analyst testified that the hair from the stocking “matched in all microscopic characteristics” with Santae Tribbles hair ("Santae Tribble"). Santae Tribble was convicted of armed robbery and murder in 1980 ("Santae Tribble"). Tribble got 20 years to life ("Santae …show more content…

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