you said it can t be less than half an inch or beyond 18 inches or several feet where you know the powder would have dropped off? right. the thing is that if it s less than half an inch, you would see a hole surrounded by dense soot and you would not see individual powder tattoo marks. powder tattoo marks begin at about, in the metric system about half an inch and the pattern gets broader and broader. how does the pattern get broader as the density increases? it s kind of like with a hose when you have that spray coming out, you know, the cone shape? the farther you get from the end of the hose, the bigger the spray pattern. and so it s like that. but, of course, what happens is just like the hose, after a while, the water droplets just fall off and you can spray so
colorful statements he made in the high profile statements you referenced. both of those defendants were convicted of murder, notwithstanding vincent di maio testimony for the defense. most defendants are convicted in american criminal courts but he is testifying about a very important point for george zimmerman in this case and that is that the gunshot residue and the pattern of the bullet going through two shirts that trayvon martin was wearing and into his body, the defense says proves their theory that trayvon martin was on top angled over george zimmerman. that is the import of the doctor s testimony. lisa bloom, stand by. we will take a break and back with much more on msnbc. for their family. that s why i created the honest company. i was just a concerned mom, with a crazy dream. a wish that there was a company that i could rely on, that did all of the hard work for me. i m jessica alba, and the honest company was my dream. [ male announcer ] legalzoom has helped a million bus
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
and this indicates that a grain of powder has hit the skin and the person was alive at the time. you do not get true powder tattoo mix tattoo marks on dead people. there was a distribution america two inches by two inches and certain density in these tattoo marks, and this indicated that the gun was not against the skin, it was not a half inch away. it was more than an inch. and based upon the concentration of the marks and the size of a pattern, it s my opinion that the muzzle of the gun in this case was two to four inches away from the skin. so the barrel of the gun was against the clothing, the muzzle of the gun was against the clothing, but the clothing itself had to be two to four
what does that tell you about the actual scene that broke out. anything? yeah, it does. not digses similar to the other dissimilar to other horrific shootings, the gott shotgun is a gruesome weapon. it has a spray pattern, devastating injuries, and capability of getting multiple victims with one discharge. it is an extremely lethal and deadly weapon. i think you had the scatter shot approach, i would speculate, obviously it s very, very early. i would speculate, based on that volume and the known time that elapsed, it was frantic and quick. within the confines of that art area. harris: all right. i m joined by melissa francis, as we cover this breaking news. does it strike you, pat, that with its described either a