to apprehend the suspect. we were able to identify him by the records which take investigation, print identification, it was a great job. carley: what are the plans of him being able to use the insanity plea, he did say he had a mental health issue. with the feds, hope that will not take place, hope he will be punished for his crime and if there is treatment he needs, he will get it while incarcerated. todd: interesting set up for the plea. doctor, thank you. happening now, a second in washington, d.c. carley: governor abbott making his good, we have a live
association for identification, among other agencies as well. have you ever been tendered as an expert in florida in the areas of latent print identification or comparison. yes. how many times? seven. your honor at this time i would tender ms. benson as an expert in fingerprint identification. she will be allowed to testify in that area. please explain, what is a latent print. what do you mean of that? an unintentional recording of your fingerprint or palm print. when you touch a surface, residue such as perspiration or body oils that may be present on your hand can then transfer the ridge detail found in your fingerprint on to a surface leaving behind a latent print. what is meant by the expression a latent print of will have u? a latent print of value means there is a sufficient amount of information in that latent and ridge detail in order to either