ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 October 1974
Page Count: 5

Examination of Gunshot Residues
Petty, CS
Director and Chief Medical Examiner, Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences, Texas

Stone, IC
Chief, Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences, Texas

(Received 26 February 1974; accepted 24 April 1974)

Abstract

The examination of gunshot residues in a forensic science laboratory should be a series of integrated procedures. The Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences includes both the Office of the Medical Examiner and the Criminal Investigation Laboratory. Accordingly, a unique opportunity for comprehensive and coordinated examination of gunshot residues presents itself. This paper deals with those aspects involving items of clothing and deposits which may be present on the hand; the pathological evidence is not covered.

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Paper ID: JFS10468J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10468J
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