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Forensic evidence in court: a case study approach

By Grant , Edward R.; Lissitzyn , Christine Beck

Book information

Publisher
Carolina Academic Press
Year
2008
ISBN
9781594603709, 1594603707
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1515596 bytes)
Pages
389\334
Time added
2016-12-07 07:00:00
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Description

The text will cover the use of forensic evidence at trial through expert testimony as well as court challenges to many types of forensic evidence. The case study is the 1973 murder of Penney Serra in New Haven, Ct., which remained a cold case until 1997, when Ed Grant was identified based on a fingerprint match and subsequently convicted. The text examines forensic evidence in the Grant trial, including fingerprint, DNA, blood spatter and eyewitness identification. It also examines trial strategy, handwriting testimony, polygraph, and exonerations based on newly-discovered DNA. Read more... Abstract: The text will cover the use of forensic evidence at trial through expert testimony as well as court challenges to many types of forensic evidence. The case study is the 1973 murder of Penney Serra in New Haven, Ct., which remained a cold case until 1997, when Ed Grant was identified based on a fingerprint match and subsequently convicted. The text examines forensic evidence in the Grant trial, including fingerprint, DNA, blood spatter and eyewitness identification. It also examines trial strategy, handwriting testimony, polygraph, and exonerations based on newly-discovered DNA

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