Index of Documents

Time Line

• Time Line from Chris Gauger
• Gauger Updated Time Line Provided at MCLE Seminar July 15, 2010
• Cheat Sheet Crime Lab - J. Bradley O'Connell FDAP - July 15, 2010 CLE Seminar

Correspondence with San Francisco DA

• DA's Disclosure of Madden Convictions
• DA Letter Re: 1054.7 Discovery
• Adachi Letter to DA
• Sample June 2010 Letter from DA Re: Madden Criminalist in Post Conviction Case
• April 2010 DA Internal Policy Re: Brady Discovery

Documentation Re: Crime Lab and Madden

• Debbie Madden CV
• Madden Court Docket
• 2009 ASCLAD Audit Report SF Crime Lab
• Madden Incident Report
• San Mateo County Court Document
• 3-29-10 DOJ E-Lab Audit of Controlled Substances Unit
• Transcript Madden Taped Statement February 2010

News Articles and Press Release

• San Francisco PD Statement
• San Francisco Chronicle March 10, 2010
• San Francisco Chronicle March 11, 2010
• San Francisco Chronicle March 15, 2010
• San Francisco Chronicle March 15, 2010 Lab Probe
• San Francisco Chronicle March 19, 2010
• San Francisco Chronicle March 24, 2010
• ABA Journal March 25, 2010
• San Francisco Chronicle March 26, 2010
• New York Times March 26, 2010
• The Recorder Article-Lab Test April 5, 2010
• San Francisco Chronicle April 6, 2010
• San Francisco Chronicle April 14, 2010
• San Francisco Chronicle April 15, 2010

State Court Pleadings

    1. Drug Lab

• Motion to Dismiss or Compel
• SDT Affidavit
• Informal Disc Request Madden Master MRosen
• PX Chain of Custody Memo
• SDT Declaration Re: Madden
• Opp to DA Motion to Quash or Compel Discovery
• Habeas Re: Madden AM
• Updated Motion to Withdraw Plea 6/30/10
  
• Common Law Motion to Dismiss
• DA Response to 995 for Discovery/Brady
• Exceeds 15 Pg. Limit Order
• Madden Motions to Exclude Lack of Chain of Custody
• Opp to DA 1050 Re: Madden
• Judge Massullo's May 17, 2010 Order Re: Discovery
• DA Challenge for Cause against Judge Massullo 
• Judge Masullo's Answer to DA Challenge for Cause

    2. DNA/Forensic Biology Section

• DNA Discovery Request & Corrective Action Log

Case Law

• Federal District Court Opinion Denying in Part and Granting in Part Motion to Exclude Drug Testing Testimony by the SFPD Crime Lab
• Washington State Decision-Analysis of Error Rate is Applicable Across Many Fields of Forensic Science Especailly Drug Testing
• 1999 SF Superior Court Opinion (Dondero) Re: SF Lab's Practices (see in particular, findings p.16: 2-14)
• Judge Massullo's May 17, 2010 Order Re: Discovery
• DA Challenge for Cause against Judge Massullo 
• Judge Masullo's Answer to DA Challenge for Cause

Federal Pleadings/Exhibits/Transcripts

    1. United States v. Cyrus (2008) (Philipsborn)

• Motion to Exclude Re: Insufficient Lab Methods Etc.
• Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony because of Destruction of Evidence
• U.S. v Cyrus Discovery P & A
• U.S. v Cyrus Discovery Declaration
• U.S. v Cyrus Discovery Motion
• "Cyrus Reply to Opposition for Post Conviction Drug Related Discover Aug, 2010" (Philipsborn, Thomsom)

    2. United States v. Diaz (2006) (Burt & Tamburello)-In US v. Diaz, extensive Daubert hearings before Judge Alsup revealed problems with the SF Crime Lab's procedures and analysis. Included below are the pleadings, exhibits, transcripts (including Madden, Norris, Mudge and defense expert Whitehurst, with supporting Law Review article) and ruling by Judge Alsup (also listed above under Case Law). 

• Pleadings
  • Motion to Exclude Drug Identification Testimony and Request for Daubert Hearing 
  • Defendants' Joint Supplimental Brief Regarding the Signifigance of the Government's Refusal to Produce Drug Identification Documents
  • Defendants' Joint Reply to Government's Motion to Quash Subpoena for SFPD Crime Lab Records and Drug Enforcement Agency Manual
  • Diaz Reply to the Government's Final Memo Regarding Daubert Hearing on Narcotics Identification and Motion to Strike Declaration of Debbie Madden
  • Post Hearing Brief in Support of Motion to Exclude Drug Identification Testimony
• Exhibits
  • Norris Memo 10-11-1995
  • ASCLD Audit 6-13-1995
  • Grand Jury Audit 6-6-1996
  • SFPD Crime Lab Controlled Substances SOP Version 6-23-2005
• Transcripts
  • 10-23-2006 Mudge (169 pgs.)
  • 10-24-2006 Mudge (171 pgs.)
  • 11-01-2006 Mudge (142 pgs.)
  • 11-02-2006 Norris (147 pgs.)
  • 11-20-2006 Whitehurst (168 pgs.)
    • Texas Tech Law Review 
  • 11-21-2006 Madden (155 pgs.)

 

Studies and Miscellaneous Materials

• False Positives Equal False Justice
• Texas Tech Law Review 
• Washington State Decision-Analysis of Error Rate is Applicable Across Many Fields of Forensic Science Especailly Drug Testing