Us Vs Mitchell Case Study

The acceptance of fingerprint identification in the judicial system as scientific evidence has become like expert testimony. Advances in image processing have impacted how fingerprints can be lifted without being destroyed, which has led to fingerprint evidence becoming the silent testimony leading to more conventions. In the case of the United States v. Byron C. Mitchell Criminal Action No. 96-00407, fingerprints found in the car were the scientific evidence which identified Mitchell as a participant in an armored car robbery (Appellant Counsel for Appellee, 2003). The issues in the case of United States v. Byron C. Mitchell, Criminal No. 96-00407, began in 1991, when an armored car employee was robbed by two men. The two men exchanged gun fire with the armored car employee, while fleeing in another car driven by a third suspect who was believed to be Byron C. Mitchell (Appellant Counsel for Appellee, 2003). The fingerprints were found on the gear shift lever and driver’s side door of the getaway car, which according to court documents the fingerprints identification and a mysterious note written by an anonymous witness was the strongest evidence linking Mitchell to the robbery. However, the admission of the fingerprint evidence

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