Disclosure Regarding' a Forensic Scientist Dear Prosecutors/Deputy Attorneys General:

Disclosure Regarding' a Forensic Scientist Dear Prosecutors/Deputy Attorneys General:

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RE: Disclosure Regarding' a Forensic Scientist Dear Prosecutors/Deputy Attorneys General:

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StateofNewJersey OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DEPARTMENT OFLAW ANDPUBLIC SAFETY DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
POBOX085 TttENTON,NJ 08625-008$ TELEPHONE: (609)984-6500
February 22, 2016

Joi-errJ.HOFFMAN Acting flttorney General
ELIE HONIG Director

This letter is to inform you that recently Kamal Shah, a forensic scientist at the New JerseyStatePoliceOffice ofForensic Sciences,NorthRegionalLaboratory -DrugUnit, failedto appropriately conduct laboratory analyses of evidence in a drug case. He was removed from case workanalysisinDecember2015. Mr.Shahwasobservedinonecasespendinginsufficienttime analyzingasubstancetodetermineifitwasmarijuanaandrecordingananticipatedresultwithout properly conducting the analysis.
In an abundance of caution, we believe that we have a duty to disclose this recently obtained information because the scientist participated in analyzing evidence and/or testified in drug cases from your counties or bureaus.
Please disclose this information to the defense in those cases that either your office or the OfficeofForensicScienceshasidentifiedasinvolvingthescientist. TheStatePoliceOfficeof ForensicSciencescanprovidealist ofMr. Shah'scasesuponrequest.
Very truly yours,
Elie Hon
Director
Division of Criminal Justice
source: http://www.muni-mail.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Shah_Letter.pdf