Question

When you are rating evidence by its value, weigh the benefits of one good fingerprint versus hair and fiber evidence. Fully explain your answer

Answer 1

Answer: Conviction based on the support of the physical fingerprint is a more reliable evidence over hair and fiber evidences.

Explanation:

Physical fingerprint has more value than hair and fiber evidences. As no two fingers can have exactly alike fingerprints belonging to the same person. The fingerprints of two identical twins cannot be alike but DNA evidence obtained from hair, fiber, or any other biological evidences can show similarity. Thus physical fingerprint have more value over DNA fingerprint it can directly related to a suspect to whom it belongs to depending upon the uniqueness of the minutiae characteristics.