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I’m not among those on the bandwagon who are condemning the Kern County District Attorney’s crime lab as too cozy with law enforcement. Don’t tell D.A. Ed Jagels, though, it’d ruin his lunch! Yes, the lab had a major, MAJOR, screw-up on a high-profile vehicular manslaughter case. And in cases where law enforcement officers are involved either as victims or perpetrators, we should probably have evidence tested at an independent lab to avoid the perception of bias. And I think some of its reporting protocols need to be tightened. But here’s why the lab has my confidence overall: It’s hanging its dirty laundry out for all of us to see. Believe me, when I first read about how the lab messed up I thought we should have the state Department of Justice take over. (I even called and asked if they do that sort of thing. They don’t.) In case you haven’t been following this case, a Pasadena attorney named Daniel Willsey is...
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