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Scientific and Legal Applications of Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation Stuart H. James (James and Associates, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA)

Scientific and Legal Applications of Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation By Stuart H. James (James and Associates, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA)

Scientific and Legal Applications of Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation by Stuart H. James (James and Associates, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA)


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Discusses research and applications 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. This book helps to effectively analyze the evidence and the testimony.

Scientific and Legal Applications of Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation Summary

Scientific and Legal Applications of Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation by Stuart H. James (James and Associates, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA)

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.
  • About Stuart H. James (James and Associates, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA)

    Stuart H. James

    Table of Contents

    Defining the Address of Bloodstains and Other Evidence at the Crime Scene. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis with a Computer. Utilizing Bloodstains in Accident Reconstruction. The Use of Presumptive Testing for Blood. Terminology and Color Atlas of Bloodstains and Patterns. Approach to Case Evaluation and Report Writing. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Bloodstain Pattern Evidence. Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation-A Post-Conviction Analysis. Outline of Basic Laboratory Experiments for Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation. Appendix 1: Affidavit of Paul Leland Kirk (State of Ohio v. Samuel H. Sheppard. Appendix 2: Illustrative Testimony-A Motion in Limine for the Admissibility of Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation. Appendix 3: Court Decisions Relating to Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation. Appendix 4: Court Decisions Relating to Presumptive Blood Testing. Appendix 5: Trigonometric Tables. Index.

    OTIs

    Interpretation of Bloodstain Evidence at Crime Scenes, Second Edition, Edited by Stuart H. James, Catalog no. 8126, July 1998, c. 400 pp., 6x9, ISBN: 0-8493-8126-6, $79.95

    Practical Homicide Investigation: Tactics, Procedures, and Forensic Techniques, Third Edition, Vernon J. Geberth, M.S., M.P.S., B.B.A., FBINA, Series Editor, Catalog no. 8156, June 1996, 960 pp., 6x9, ISBN: 0-8493-8156-8, $69.95

    Bloodstain Pattern Analysis: With An Introduction to Crime Scene Reconstruction, Tom Bevel, Captain (Ret.), Oklahoma City Police Department and Ross M. Gardner, Catalog no. 8159, May 1997, c. 384 pp., 6x9, ISBN: 0-8493-8159-2, $69.95

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    NPB9780849381089
    9780849381089
    0849381088
    Scientific and Legal Applications of Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation by Stuart H. James (James and Associates, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA)
    New
    Hardback
    Taylor & Francis Inc
    1998-06-29
    314
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