Interestingly, while those who do bite-mark analysis may have training in forensics or other fields, they don’t necessarily have any proficiency training or testing in bite-mark analysis itself. While it may be simple to see that someone’s body has bite marks present,...
Month: November 2021
How does the M’Naghten rule impact an insanity defense?
TV and movies suggest that entering an insanity defense is a simple task. If these stories were reliable, you could get rid of criminal charges simply by claiming you did not know what you were doing and getting a psychiatrist to agree. As criminal law has developed...
How witnesses are used and questioned in a Texas criminal case
When a person is arrested on criminal charges in Texas, there will be inevitable fear and concern as to what the future holds. Most people will equate their case with what they might have seen on television and in the movies. Even the news has become overdramatized...