FS 110 Midterm 2 Exam Graded A+
Circumstantial Evidence - ANSWER-Evidence allows for interference of the crime
(Places an individual at a crime scene)
Direct Evidence - ANSWER-When a fact is actually known (Documentation of the crime
scene)
Exceptions to the 4th amendment? - ANSWER-Border Searches, Consent searches,
Search incident to an arrest, plain view, emergency exceptions, open fields, stop and
frisk
Expert witness testimony rules - ANSWER-Experts must be qualified, provide testimony
on reliable methods, and be relevant to the case
FBI TEU Departments - ANSWER-Hair, Fibers, Fabric, Mineralogy, Anthropology
First 2 human decomposition research facilities - ANSWER-UTK (Forensic
Anthropology Center), WCU (The Forest/ Forensic Osteology Research Station)
Footwear Impressions and the Aaron Hernandez Case - ANSWER-Impressions
matched to the suspect's shoes—collected via casting, photography, or electrostatic
lifting. (Aaron's Jordan 11's)
Hair analysis and the Wayne Williams case - ANSWER-Green Carpet fiber in the home
matched that of the victims, fibers from bedspread at home matched the victims, 1970's
station wagon fiber also matched a victim
Hair Parts - ANSWER-Cuticle: Outer layer
Cortex: Pigment and structure
Medulla: Central core
How does trace evidence help? - ANSWER-Links suspect to scene, reconstructs
events, supports or refutes testimony.
Limitations of Fiber Analysis - ANSWER-Cannot individualize, class evidence that must
be corroborated. Common, often mass-produced
Limitations of Hair Analysis - ANSWER-Cannot confirm identity without DNA;
morphology is class evidence
Livor Mortis - ANSWER-a purple or red discoloration of the skin caused by pooling of
blood after death
Circumstantial Evidence - ANSWER-Evidence allows for interference of the crime
(Places an individual at a crime scene)
Direct Evidence - ANSWER-When a fact is actually known (Documentation of the crime
scene)
Exceptions to the 4th amendment? - ANSWER-Border Searches, Consent searches,
Search incident to an arrest, plain view, emergency exceptions, open fields, stop and
frisk
Expert witness testimony rules - ANSWER-Experts must be qualified, provide testimony
on reliable methods, and be relevant to the case
FBI TEU Departments - ANSWER-Hair, Fibers, Fabric, Mineralogy, Anthropology
First 2 human decomposition research facilities - ANSWER-UTK (Forensic
Anthropology Center), WCU (The Forest/ Forensic Osteology Research Station)
Footwear Impressions and the Aaron Hernandez Case - ANSWER-Impressions
matched to the suspect's shoes—collected via casting, photography, or electrostatic
lifting. (Aaron's Jordan 11's)
Hair analysis and the Wayne Williams case - ANSWER-Green Carpet fiber in the home
matched that of the victims, fibers from bedspread at home matched the victims, 1970's
station wagon fiber also matched a victim
Hair Parts - ANSWER-Cuticle: Outer layer
Cortex: Pigment and structure
Medulla: Central core
How does trace evidence help? - ANSWER-Links suspect to scene, reconstructs
events, supports or refutes testimony.
Limitations of Fiber Analysis - ANSWER-Cannot individualize, class evidence that must
be corroborated. Common, often mass-produced
Limitations of Hair Analysis - ANSWER-Cannot confirm identity without DNA;
morphology is class evidence
Livor Mortis - ANSWER-a purple or red discoloration of the skin caused by pooling of
blood after death
