Evidence law

In scenario you determine different parts of Forensic Science such as Entomology, Odontology, Anthropology, Pathology, and the Microbiology methods to complete the crime investigation. In the test center, forensic biologists scrutinize this proof using microscopes as well as additional machinery. Introduction Forensic Biologist are used in crime scenes to determine the outcome of scene. They also use Forensic Entomology, Odontology, Anthropology, Pathology, and microbiology…

The Testimonials Analysis The first testimony came from a woodcutter. He confirmed that he was the one who found the body. The man was lying on his back in a bamboo grove, a few hundred yards off the Yamashita post road. The man was wearing a pale blue robe and a Kyoto-style black hat. The woodcutter said that the body had only one stab wound right in the middle of his chest. There was no bleeding as the wound already looked dry. He didn’t see a sword which is the suspected murder…

Contamination of Biological Evidence DNA can be transferred to evidence directly or indirectly. This exchange of information between objects is based on the Locard Exchange Principle. The Locard Exchange Principle states that information is exchanged whenever two items come into contact with each other (Houck and Siegel 54). The direct transfer of DNA can be described as DNA that is “transferred from a source to a location with no intermediaries” (Houck and Siegel 55). The indirect transfer of…

do so, if the children are deemed unavailable to testify. Therefore, I would need to discuss with Mr. Lee, how and when a court may determine that, a child is unavailable to testify. The Commonwealth must show by more than a preponderance of the evidence, that there is a compelling need for the use of no face-to-face testimony by the children. Commonwealth v. Johnson, 417 Mass. 498. The court, with the advice of the expert testimony of a treating psychologist, could determine that having the…

first proposed by Edmund Locard, which can be generally understood as the phrase “with contact between two items, there will be an exchange.” Every time there is a contact between individuals, environs and articles, there is an exchange of physical evidence, however small it may be. This aspect plays an indispensable role in crime scene investigations as it enables the detectives to establish links between the crime scenes, victims and the perpetrators. The imprints left behind by the friction…

decedent is touched or moved, there is a significant possibility that valuable evidence could be lost or contaminated. The Locard’s exchange principle is an idea that whenever someone makes contact with an item, person, or location physical evidence is either taken or left behind, which is then collected and used as forensic evidence. Because the officer touched the revolver with his bare hands, he contaminated the evidence by possibly leaving his hairs, fibers and or fingerprints. At that time,…

documenting of evidence from the initial discovery, in situ, up it is used in the courtroom. Through each step of the process: labeling, collecting, preserving, transferring, and analyzing,each piece of evidence, including locations and all those involved in handling the materials are systematically logged. This is important for forensic anthropologist and archaeologist because not only does it keep material evidence extremely organized but if done efficiently, if for any reason the evidence…

Physical evidence found at a crime scene can provide crucial facts about the manner of death, the identity of a suspect or victim, and other facts about the scene. The proper identification, documentation, recovery, packaging, and transportation of evidence can be a deciding factor to allow or bar evidence from a criminal trial. Once the crime scene has been secured by first responders, the crime scene technician or investigator should take photographs, video, and sketches of the scene and…

FSC239Y5Y Assignment 1: Case Report Presentation Question 1- The Role of a Forensic Anthropologist a) In general, the role of a forensic anthropologist is to examine human remains. In this particular case, the role of the forensic anthropologist was to excavate, examine and identify an unknown body that was discovered near a prohibited burial site at a cemetery in British Colombia (Rogers 2017). Dr. Rogers, who was the forensic anthropologist for the case was successful in her role of…

the highest burden used in the justice system. When the accused is tried in the court of law, he/she is innocent until proven guilty, until either the judge or jury has came to a conclusion on whether the accused should be acquitted or be proven guilty of the crime. A reasonable doubt in regards to the guilt of the defendant may be found in the evidence portrayed, or the shortage of evidence. If the evidence shown in court is very strong, and allows the jury or the judge to make a confident…