Paul Giannelli

Paul Giannelli
Born	(1945-05-21) May 21, 1945 (age 80)
Nationality	American
Education	Providence College (BA) University of Virginia (JD, LLM) George Washington University (BS)
Occupations	Lawyer consultant law professor

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 . ^[2] He also received a Master of Science in Forensic Science from George Washington University and Master of Law from the University of Virginia. ^[2]

Career

Giannelli was both a prosecutor and defense counsel in the military before becoming a legal academic. ^[3]

Scholarship

^{[4] [5] [6]} The New York Times has called him an “expert on scientific evidence” ^[7] and The Washington Post and PBS have called him an "evidence and procedure expert". ^{[8] [9] [10] [2]}

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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. ^[2]

He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences ^[2] and served on the National Commission on Forensic Science. ^[12]

References

1. "Faculty Profile". 9 September 2019.
2. "CV" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on Feb 11, 2018.
3. "Faculty Profile". 9 September 2019.
4. "Professor receives Ohio State Bar Association Award". Archived from the original on 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
5. "Faulty Practices Raise Doubts About Accuracy of Crime Labs".
6. "WHITE HOUSE REPORT ON EVIDENCE CITES CWRU LAW PROFESSOR". 30 August 2019.
7. "Bending Science: How Science can be Corrupted by Legal Processes".
8. "Forensic science reform is finally here. But will we get it right?". The Washington Post .
9. "Crime Lab Scandals the Focus of New DOJ Plan". PBS .
10. "Faculty Profile". 9 September 2019.
11. "Giannelli's research used by Supreme Court". 30 June 2009.
12. "Giannelli selected to new National Commission on Forensic Science". 15 January 2014.