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To: John Jamieson
Yep. I'll bet ALL OF US have fibers "similar" to the very same ones they found on/around Danielle.

Remember they were only "similar" not a "match".
543 posted on 07/29/2002 7:58:34 PM PDT by the Deejay
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To: the Deejay
Remember they were only "similar" not a "match".

Never, in the history of trial testimony, is fiber evidence testified to as a "match" by the witness. Lawyers can and will use the term, though.

Wait and see what Dusek says in closing. He used the term "match" in his opening, I believe.

548 posted on 07/29/2002 8:01:28 PM PDT by cyncooper
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To: the Deejay
"Yep. I'll bet ALL OF US have fibers "similar" to the very same ones they found on/around Danielle. Remember they were only "similar" not a "match".

and that is the scince of fiber analysis - They are never determined to be an exact "match". They are looked at for similarities. The only way to proclaim and "exact match" as far as I have ever read is to analyze the compounds and dyes in the fibers, but to do so destroys the evidence.

684 posted on 07/30/2002 2:20:42 AM PDT by CAPPSMADNESS
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