R v Amatto, Martin [2011] NSWDC 194

R v Amatto, Martin [2011] NSWDC 194

Expert evidence in fingerprint identification is necessary because lay comparison without specialised knowledge is unsafe; the objection to the expert evidence is rejected.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
07 December 2011
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Interlocutory Application
Outcome
application refused
Legal Topics
['expert Evidence' 'fingerprint Identification']
['criminal Law'] ['expert Evidence' 'fingerprint Identification']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Interlocutory Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether expert fingerprint evidence should be admitted or the jury can make its own comparison without expert opinion']

Ratio Decidendi

Expert evidence in fingerprint identification is necessary because lay comparison without specialised knowledge is unsafe; the objection to the expert evidence is rejected.

Court Disposition

application refused

Orders

  • ['Objection to expert fingerprint evidence is rejected; fingerprint expert evidence permitted to be tendered.']