Scientific evidence can be instrumental in building a criminal or civil case. But what happens when the science used at the time of conviction gets repudiated years later? In this edition of 5Qs with Michigan Law, Imran Syed, professor, and co-director of the Michigan Innocence Clinic, tackles this question, defining the fundamental meaning of “truth” in science vs. the law and explaining what actions can and are being taken by states to address this problem.
