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- Title
Traditional conclusions in footwear examinations versus the use of the Bayesian approach and likelihood ratio: a review of a recent UK appellate court decision.
- Authors
Bodziak, William J.
- Abstract
In 2010, a ruling in the England and Wales Appeal Court quashed a conviction in a homicide case wherein the evidence rested heavily on the association of a shoe sole and a crime scene footwear mark. This decision addressed and criticized the use of the Bayesian approach and likelihood ratios for this form of evidence. The court’s comments and the values used by the footwear mark examiner as applied to his Bayesian evaluation and likelihood ratio are discussed. A contrast is drawn to this method versus the traditional footwear mark evaluation used by footwear examiners in the USA and most other countries.
- Subjects
HOMICIDE laws; LEGAL evidence; CRIME; BAYESIAN analysis; LIKELIHOOD ratio tests; ENGLAND. Court of Appeals
- Publication
Law, Probability & Risk, 2012, Vol 11, Issue 4, p279
- ISSN
1470-8396
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/lpr/mgs018