ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 5

The Meaning of an Accessory Projectile
Berryman, HE
Assistant Professors of Pathology, University of Tennessee, TN

Smith, OC
Assistant Professors of Pathology, University of Tennessee, TN

Symes, SA
Assistant Morgue Director, TN

(Received 29 May 1992; accepted 5 August 1992)

Abstract

A previously expended pistol casing was removed from a gunshot wound after an apparent accidental shooting. Examination of this foreign body indicated it had ridden the bore ahead of the bullet. Further investigation disclosed this as a deliberate but ignorant means to load an already loaded weapon. The assailants then fired at a passerby and killed him. Disclosure of the foreign body by X-ray, recovery and examination at autopsy were used to corroborate the circumstances and allowed charges of criminally negligent homicide to be placed.

Keywords:
jurisprudence, firearms, ballistics

Paper ID: JFS13432J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS13432J
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