Brandon Mayfield Case Summary

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The case of Brandon Mayfield is widely known amongst people who have a deep interest in wrongful convictions. Mayfield is an American Muslim who was wrongfully accused of the bombing that occurred in Madrid back in 2004. In this case, the U.S Federal Bureau of Investigation, commonly known as the FBI, "identified" Mayfield's fingerprint from a bag that contained denoting devices. Despite the fingerprint not being Mayfield's, multiple FBI examiners matched the fingerprints in the bag to Mayfield's.
This case was very shocking because the investigation was conducted by the best-trained examiners in the United States. The FBI examiners are highly trained and are supposed to be spot on, as there is no open room for mistakes. When matching fingerprints

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