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Comparative Bullet Lead Analysis: A Retrospective, Paul C. Giannelli
Comparative Bullet Lead Analysis: A Retrospective, Paul C. Giannelli
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For over thirty years, FBI experts testified about comparative bullet lead analysis (CBLA), a technique that was first used in the investigation into President Kennedy’s assassination. CBLA compares trace chemicals found in bullets at crime scenes with ammunition found in the possession of a suspect. This technique was used by the FBI when firearms (“ballistics”) identification could not be employed – for example, if the weapon was not recovered or the bullet was too mutilated to compare striations. Although the FBI eventually ceased using CBLA, the Bureau’s conduct in first employing the technique and then defending it after it was …
Pretrial Discovery Of Expert Testimony, Paul C. Giannelli
Pretrial Discovery Of Expert Testimony, Paul C. Giannelli
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