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Joyce Gilchrist

By: Bailey Laub

Topic 1

  • "Study of the standards of behavior that tell us what choices we should make" - Roberson and Mire
  • Important to avoid corruption, anarchy, and make the community feel safe
  • Examiner's duty is to serve the interests of justice to the best of their ability

What is ethics?

Joyce Gilchrist

Topic 2

  • Hired by the Oklahoma City Police Department in 1980 as their forensic chemist
  • Participated in over 3,000 criminal cases
  • Considered a prosecution "superstar"
  • Worked for the department for 21 years
  • Placed 23 people on death row, 12 were executed before they could be exonerated

Who?

Curtis McCarty

Topic 3

  • One of Gilchrist's first cases
  • Curtis was originally excluded until someone identified him
  • Defense consultant received hair samples two days prior to the trial
  • Gilchrist failed to report any pubic hairs matching that of McCarty's but insisted they belonged to him

First case

Jeffery Pierce

Topic 4

  • Sandra Burton, the victim, made it clear that Jeffery Pierce was not her assailant
  • Willingly provided examples for DNA testing despite this but Gilchrist said the hairs "matched" those from the scene
  • There was a lack of evidence she failed to turn over
  • Initial report was not finished

Rape case in 1985

Topic 5

  • Missing evidence and had issues with contamination of evidence in multiple cases
  • Eradicating evidence from rape cases way before statute of limitations were up
  • Many reports had been falsified and important information was not reported
  • Failed to turn over evidence to the defense teams in an untimely manner

Crimes committed

  • The pressure from the Oklahoma Police Department could have

Topic 6

Devil's Advocate

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