During the trial, fiber evidence was used to
associate Williams with 12 of those victims.
Fiber evidence is often used to corroborate
other evidence in a case it is used to support
other testimony and validate other evidence
presented at a trial. Fiber evidence allied to
probability analysis underpinned the
prosecution's claim that Wayne Williams was
the worst child killer in U.S, history. By 1981,
the city of Atlanta was in the grip of a two-
year killing spree that had left more than
twenty young black males strangled or
otherwise asphyxiated. A fiber expert for the
Federal Bureau of Investigation testified today
that the fibers and dog hairs found on nine
murdered black youths can be traced to the
home or automobile of Wayne B. Williams.
He was a sick murderer
If a person is intoxicated through drink or drugs and commits a crime then the intoxication may be to prevent the defendant forming the reasons for crime.
Explanation:
If the defendant claim responsibility on the substance intoxication in a criminal law then it is known as defense of intoxication.
For example if the police takes a blood test to measure the blood alcohol content(BAC) of the driver and then if BAC level is above the limit then it is considered as the evidence of intoxication.
Mistake of fact relates to the person committing illegal act and defence of crime. If the person commits illegal act and tries to escape by claiming ignorance of the law is known as mistake of law.
Answer:
The Amish, a subsect of the Anabaptist Christian movement, intentionally segregate themselves from other communities as a part of their faith. For Amish youth, the Rumspringa normally begins at age 16 and ends when a youth chooses either to be baptized in the Amish church or to leave the community.