Journal Published Online: 01 October 1973
Volume 18, Issue 4

Court Ordered Handwriting Exemplars—How Effective?

CODEN: JFSCAS

Abstract

Handwriting samples are admitted as standards of comparison by specific Federal Statute, Title 28 United States Code, Section 1731, “The admitted or proved handwriting of any person shall be admissible for purposes of comparison to determine genuineness of another handwriting attributed to such person.” This, of course, would presume that such standards are available.

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Mortimer, JH
FBI Laboratory, Washington, D.C.
Pages: 7
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Stock #: JFS10052J
ISSN: 0022-1198
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10052J