ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 July 1979
Page Count: 3

Is There Any Place in Criminal Prosecutions for Qualified Opinions by Document Examiners?
Hilton, O
Examiner of questioned documents, N.Y.

(Received 12 July 1978; accepted 1 February 1979)

Abstract

In the course of resolving submitted problems, document examiners may reach an opinion ranging from genuineness to forgery. In comparisons with standards, the opinion may range from “This person wrote the questioned material” to “This person cannot have written the questioned material.” However, not all opinions are positively yes or no. For a number of reasons an opinion may be qualified to some degree. These opinions are expressed in reports of findings, but should any opinion other than a positive one be part of the testimony in a criminal case?

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Paper ID: JFS10871J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10871J
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