Paul Giannelli
Paul Giannelli (born May 21, 1945) is an American lawyer, consultant and law professor. He is a leading expert on scientific and forensic evidence. He is currently a Distinguished University Professor and the Albert J. Weatherhead III & Richard W. Weatherhead Professor Emeritus of Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law.[1]
Education[]
Giannelli received his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Providence College.[2] He then received his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia where he was an editor of the Virginia Law Review.[3] He also received a Master of Science in Forensic Science from George Washington University and Master of Law from the University of Virginia.[4]
Career[]
Giannelli was both a prosecutor and defense counsel in the military before becoming a legal academic.[5]
Scholarship[]
[6][7][8] The New York Times has called him an “expert on scientific evidence”[9] and the Washington Post and PBS have called him an "evidence and procedure expert".[10][11][12][13]
At law school, he has taught numerous courses on Evidence, Scientific Evidence, Wrongful Convictions Seminar, Advanced Evidence Seminar, Criminal Procedure, Criminal Process, Criminal Law, Capital Punishment Seminar, Juvenile Law, Corrections & Prisoners’ Rights Seminar, and Trial Practice.[15]
He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences[16] and served on the National Commission on Forensic Science.[17]
References[]
- ^ "Faculty Profile".
- ^ "CV" (PDF).
- ^ "CV" (PDF).
- ^ "CV" (PDF).
- ^ "Faculty Profile".
- ^ "Professor receives Ohio State Bar Association Award".
- ^ "Faulty Practices Raise Doubts About Accuracy of Crime Labs".
- ^ "WHITE HOUSE REPORT ON EVIDENCE CITES CWRU LAW PROFESSOR".
- ^ "Bending Science: How Science can be Corrupted by Legal Processes".
- ^ "Forensic science reform is finally here. But will we get it right?".
- ^ "Crime Lab Scandals the Focus of New DOJ Plan".
- ^ "Faculty Profile".
- ^ "CV" (PDF).
- ^ "Giannelli's research used by Supreme Court".
- ^ "CV" (PDF).
- ^ "CV" (PDF).
- ^ "Giannelli selected to new National Commission on Forensic Science".
- University of Virginia School of Law alumni
- Living people
- Providence College alumni
- Columbian College of Arts and Sciences alumni
- Case Western Reserve University faculty
- 21st-century American lawyers
- 1945 births