The paper shows how critical is forensic metrology in finding culprits. An example is given of a real case, where DNA profiling failed and, absent reliable witnesses, an innocent could have been charged of a murder he never committed

The story of the right measurement that caused injustice and the wrong measurement that did justice; How to explain the importance of metrology to lawyers and judges [Legal Metrology]

FERRERO, ALESSANDRO;SCOTTI, VERONICA
2015-01-01

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The paper shows how critical is forensic metrology in finding culprits. An example is given of a real case, where DNA profiling failed and, absent reliable witnesses, an innocent could have been charged of a murder he never committed
2015
DNA; Forensics; Instruments; Metrology; Uncertainty; Weather forecasting; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Instrumentation
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