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    Forensic Science

    Volume 20 Issue 4  

    Science & Engineering

    Once Bitten, Courts Aren’t Shy About Using Bitemark Testimony Again and Again

    Dr. John S. Morgan

    Courts have deferred to precedent over science by accepting bitemark comparison testimony in criminal trials for 50 years despite a clear scientific consensus that the discipline is unreliable.

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