Big Wullie
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Location: Glasgow
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Judge flings out Fingerprint Evidence
In her 32-page decision, Souder characterized fingerprinting as "a subjective, untested, unverifiable identification procedure that purports to be infallible." The judge acknowledged the nearly-100-year history of fingerprinting as a crime-solving tool but concluded that such history "does not by itself support the decision to admit it."
Found here:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/...fingerprints21feb21,0,95736.story
Nice to see proper challenges being made against fingerprint evidence albeit in America.
Even better to see that Judges no longer see fingerprint evidence as "infallible"
Keep posting these links Iain they are very beneficial to those seeking justice
More on the above case can be found here also:
Although Souder's ruling is unprecedented for a criminal trial, it's not the first time fingerprint evidence has been called into question.
In 2004, fingerprints linked a terrorist attack in Spain to an American man who had no valid passport, and who apparently hadn't left the U.S. in ten years. Luckily, investigations continued and he was cleared when DNA evidence pointed to another man.
Even exonerations of prison inmates have happened when new evidence has disproved fingerprint evidence.
http://www.totalcriminaldefense.c...e-article-fingerprints-status.asp
Fingerprints not Infallible after all |
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