Gun Toolmark Opinions Allowed, With Limitation, By Oklahoma Federal Judge

Mealey's (June 4, 2020, 11:26 AM EDT) -- OKLAHOMA CITY — Two ballistics experts can testify about bullet casings found at two shooting scenes because their method of examining the toolmark evidence on the shells “has been tested, reviewed by peers and subject to publication, found to have a potential low rate of error, and [is] widely accepted in the relevant community,” an Oklahoma federal judge held June 1 (United States v. Dominic Eugene Hunt, No. 5:19-cr-073, W.D. Okla., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 95471)....