MD high court: Ballistics experts can t testify that recovered bullets match firearms thedailyrecord.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thedailyrecord.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Defense attorneys appealing a murder conviction enlisted the expertise of statisticians to determine whether the field of firearm forensics is grounded in solid science. The answer? Not even close.
Maryland's top court will weigh if the science linking fatal bullets to specific guns cases survives the court’s new standard for judging scientific testimony.