AFTE Store - An Overview of Firearms Identification Evidence for Attorneys. IV: Practice and Procedures When Using the Firearms Examiner and Demonstrative Evidence

Reprinted from Journal of Forensic Sciences. JFSCA. Vol. 26, No. 1, Jan. 1981, pp 171-175. This article attempts to broaden the perspective of attorneys, but it should be of value to all forensic scientists.Although the subject matter is directed to attorneys, it nevertheless is applicable to the professional understanding of members of all professional disciplines. It highlights various practices and procedures applicable to witnesses and demonstrative evidence, and the cited rules of evidence should enable the reader to find a base from which to begin additional research.