Citation

Aksu MN, Gobetti JP. Am. J. Forensic Med. Pathol. 1996; 17(2): 136-140.

Affiliation

Department of Prosthodontics, University of Detroit-Mercy School of Dentistry, Michigan, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8727289

Abstract

Bite mark evidence, which is most often associated with violent crimes, is legally accepted and admissible in a court of law. However, current legal attacks are underway against the admission of such evidence. Indeed, over the last 20 years, bite mark forensics have sustained a multitude of legal challenges, some concerning the constitutional rights of the accused and others the scientific acceptance of such an approach. Bite marks are considered hard evidence and are highly persuasive to juries who weigh the evidence.

Language: en