Scientific and Legal Applications of Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation

Stuart H. James, William Fischer, Carol Henderson, T. Paulette Sutton, Alfred L. Carter, Marie Elena Saccoccio, Paul E. Kish

ISBN 10: 0849381088 / ISBN 13: 9780849381089

Verlag: CRC Press 1998-06-29, 1998

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 6666-TNFPD-9780849381089

Inhaltsangabe:

Since 1955 when Dr. Paul Kirk first presented a bloodstain evidence affidavit in State of Ohio v. Samuel Sheppard, expert testimony on bloodstain interpretation has gained wide acceptance in U.S. courts. Scientific and Legal Applications of Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation brings together some of the most respected and noted experts in forensic science, the law, and bloodstain interpretation to provide a comprehensive overview of the discipline. It discusses research, applications, and the current view of bloodstain pattern interpretation within the legal system at the trial and appellate court levels, as well as scientific approaches and developments in the field.
Scientific and Legal Applications of Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation will help attorneys who are questioning and cross-examining expert witnesses have a good working knowledge of bloodstain interpretation. Included is a full-color atlas of bloodstains, in conjunction with a glossary of terms and an outline of basic laboratory experiments that are commonly used in the discipline.

Among the outstanding contributions in this volume you will find:

An excellent chapter by Carol Henderson discusses the legal and ethical aspects of bloodstain pattern evidence in detail.

A post-conviction analysis by Marie Elena Saccoccio evaluates how bloodstain evidence can play a role in the appeal process.

Misinterpretation and overinterpretation of bloodstain evidence can occur in our courts of law-be prepared to effectively analyze the evidence and the testimony with Scientific and Legal Applications of Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Stuart H. James

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Titel: Scientific and Legal Applications of ...
Verlag: CRC Press 1998-06-29
Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: New