Types of Evidence
Small items such as hair and fibers.
What is Trace Evidence
Small drops of blood around a pool of blood.
What is Satellite Spatter?
The Soapy or waxy appearance of a body left in a hot, moist location.
What is Adipocere?
The premeditated killing of another person.
What is First Degree Murder?
The bullet, case, propellant, and primer.
What is a Cartridge?
Establishes proof of a fact without other evidence
What is Direct Evidence?
Pointed stains which radiate way from a central area.
What is a Spine?
Nonfatal wounds that occur on the arms, hands or legs that a victim may have as a result of fending off an attacker.
What are Defense Wounds?
The intent to cause death, but not premeditated.
What is Second Degree Murder?
The flight that a projectile takes after being fired from a weapon.
What is Trajectory?
Anything real having substance that can help a case.
What is Physical Evidence?
Blood changing from a liquid state to a semisolid state.
What is Coagulation/
A violent crime, especially homicide, in which the perpetrator commits an act against someone because of a volitile or emotional state such as anger or jealosy.
What isHeat of Passion or Crime of Passion?
The unintentional or accidental killing of another person.
What is Excusable Homicide?
The inside of the barrel of a long rifle and handgun contain these which helps the projectile move in a fairly straight path.
What is Rifling?
or What are Lands and Grooves?
Applies to a certain matter in question.
What is relevant evidence?
The force that pulls blood downward.
What is Gravity?
The unlawful killing of another person without prior malice.
What is Manslaughter?
The planning, consideration or preparation for an act.
What is Premeditation
A smooth-bore weapon.
What is a Shotgun?
Establishes that a crime has been committed.
What is Corpus Delecti evidence?
Bloodstain pattern created when an object moves through an existing bloodstain, such as a hand.
What is a Wipe Pattern?
The stiffening of the joints of a body occurring after death.
What is Rigor Mortis?
The killing of another person that does not involve premeditaion nor intent.
What is Third Degree Murder?
At close range, a weapon discharged may leave burn marks around a wound from the burned and partially burned propellant.
What is Stipling?