Richard Gutierrez

Richard Gutierrez is an assistant professor of law. His research focuses on criminal law and criminal defense.

Presentations:

  • Nailing the Coffin Shut: Challenging Bullet/Cartridge Case Comparison Evidence in Illinois” presented to the DuPage County Public Defender’s Office & UIC SparkTalk (2025)
  • The False Promise of Firearms Examination Validation Studies: Lay Controls, Simplistic Comparisons, and the Failure to Soundly Measure Misidentification Rates” presented at the American Academy of Forensic Science’s 77th annual conference (2025)
  • Firearms Examination Evidence and Post-Conviction Litigation Strategies” training presented at the Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola) at the invitation of Tulane University Law School (2025)
  • Recent Developments in the Law” Part 1 discussing the Law of Evidence (2025)
  • Diving Straight Into the DNA-Deep-End: Teaching Weight / Hierarchy of Authority through the Lens of Maryland v. King and its Progeny” presented at the Central States Legal Writing Conference (2025)
  • The (Im)Proficiency of Firearms Examiners” presented at the Central States Scholarship Conference (2025)