[Histonet] testifying in court?

[Andrea Grantham]

I had to testify in court once for a murder trial about the lab's 
chain of custody protocol. Yes, I was nervous but it was very 
interesting. And, I guess the manner in which we received 
medical-legal specimens and stored them in a locked cabinet satisfied 
the lawyers and the jury. The victim came to the ER barely alive and 
the bullets were removed and received in the lab under the name of 
John Doe and then he died just as he was being identified. So later 
it was questioned how we knew that the bullets that I had in the lab 
actually came from the dead person formerly known as John Doe. That 
was easy and I really didn't have to explain anything about histology.
I thought it was interesting that the defense lawyer took notes on a 
Big Chief tablet! (Younger people, you probably don't know what this is).

Andi



At 03:57 PM 10/23/2007, Joe Nocito wrote:
>Emily,
>I always feel nervous every time I give my opinion. I never had the 
>opportunity to testify in court, so I couldn't give you an answer. I 
>know, I'm a big help.
>
>Joe
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Emily Sours" <talulahgosh <@t> gmail.com>
>To: <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
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>Subject: [Histonet] testifying in court?
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>
>>I would like an honest opinion of the histologists, DNA technologists, etc
>>(those names can appear in court trials, or those connected with you)--do
>>you feel nervous offering your opinion in trial to someone's sentence? I ask
>>because this is the ONLY reason I've never applied for forensic science
>>positions---I adore the field, and am possibly beneficial to a PCR/DNA
>>investigation.
>>
>>Emily
>>--
>>Yog-Sothoth knows the gate.
>>Yog-Sothoth is the gate.
>>Yog-Sothoth is the key and guardian of the gate. Past, present, future, all
>>are one in Yog-Sothoth.
>>He knows where the Old Ones broke through of old, and where They shall break
>>through again.
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