so it actually, it is a lot more grains than a cartridge loaded with powder, with ball powder. so you have a denser pattern. and because of the configuration of the grains of powder, they actually go out further. and i know it s ball powder, because the firearms examiner states that in her report. dr. di maio, the exhibit you just published to the jury is now on the screen. the detail may not be as good as on the photograph itself, but that s in evidence, the jury can review later. this is what you described as the 2 inch by 2 inch tattooing pattern? yes, sir. is that what helps you with more precise about the distance than just the half-inch, where you said it can t be less than a half inch, or the beyond 18
mr. martin was shot. dr. di maio, i m going to show you what s marked as state s exhibit 96, which is a photograph taken at the medical examiner s office, showing the entrance wound. it may take a minute to warm this up, so let me, if i might approach the witness, and perhaps you can point out what you re seeing to the jury. if you look what you see is the hole produced by the bullet. that s essentially a punched out type entrance. and then all around the entrance, you see these little marks, almost like flea bites or ant bites. not fire ants, but regular ants.
determination. this is a ball powder variant, so actually is there a lot more grains in a cartridge loaded with powder ball powder so you have a pattern and because of the configuration of the grains of powder, they actually go out further. i know it s ball powder because the firearm examiner states that in her report. dr. di maio, the exhibit you just published to the jury is now on the screen. the detail may not be as good as on the photograph itself but that is evidence. the jury can review later. this is what you described as the two inch by two inch tattooing pattern? yes, sir. is that what helps you be more precise about the distance than just the half-inch where
inches away from the body. at the time mr. martin was shot. dr. di maio, i m going to show you what is marked at state s exhibit 96, which is a photograph taken at the medical examiner s office showing the entrance wound. it may take a minute to warm this up so if i might approach the witness and perhaps you could point out what you re saying to the jury. yes, sir. if you look, what you see is the hole produced by the bullet and that is essentially a punched out type entrance and then all around the entrance, you see these little marks.
the gun in terms of the bullet? yes. state s exhibit 97, what does that photograph show? this is superficial aberration caused by blunt force trauma, one-quarter by one-eighth inch aberration on left fourth finger. and you found something on the pinky finger. there are small. i cannot use ruler to measure them. two of them much less than 1/16 inch. two small aberrations on left fifth finger. other than the gunshot wound that you have talked about which i m going back for the record to state s exhibit 96 and state s exhibit number 97, the injuries you describe to the left i believe is this the left