The Asbury Park Press in New Jersey reports that the exoneration of 25 people across the country who were mistakenly linked to crimes through bitemark evidence has led to some questioning whether that type of evidence should ever be allowed in court. I covered one such case in upstate New York: Roy Brown's conviction of a woman's brutal murder on the basis of bitemark evidence was overturned.
"Critics says a key drawback of bite-mark analysis is its subjectivity, which lends itself to bias," the Press also reports. Other issues include that human skin "is not a reliable medium on which to record bite marks." the Press further reports.
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