Fingerprint evidence 'based on opinion rather than fact' | The Guardian
So much for all the CSI I’ve been watching: ‘The report also said the misidentification of that print and another known as “Q12” which allegedly belonged to the victim Marion Ross, did “expose weaknesses in the methodology of fingerprint comparison and in particular where it involves complex marks”. The report also contained 86 recommendations, including a key proposal that from now on “fingerprint evidence should be recognised as opinion evidence, not fact”, and thus should be treated by courts “on its merits”.’
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