Baier, Waltraud, Warnett, Jason M., Payne, Mark and Williams, M. A. (2018) Introducing 3D printed models as demonstrative evidence at criminal trials. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 63 (4). pp. 1298-1302. doi:10.1111/1556-4029.13700 ISSN 0022-1198.

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Abstract

This case report presents one of the first reported uses of a 3D printed exhibit in an English homicide trial, in which two defendants were accused of beating their victim to death. The investigation of this crime included a micro-CT scan of the victim's skull, which assisted the pathologist to determine the circumstances of the assault, in particular regarding the number of assault weapons and perpetrators. The scan showed two distinct injury shapes, suggesting the use of either two weapons or a single weapon with geometrically distinct surfaces. It subsequently served as the basis for a 3D print, which was shown in court in one of the first examples that 3D printed physical models have been introduced as evidence in a criminal trial in the United Kingdom. This paper presents the decision-making process of whether to use 3D printed evidence or not.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	K Law [LC] > KD England and Wales
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
SWORD Depositor:	Library Publications Router
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Criminal courts -- Great Britain, Forensic sciences, Three-dimensional printing
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Forensic Sciences
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell
ISSN:	0022-1198
Official Date:	July 2018
Dates:	Date Event July 2018 Published 29 November 2017 Available November 2017 Available 1 November 2017 Accepted
Volume:	63
Number:	4
Page Range:	pp. 1298-1302
DOI:	10.1111/1556-4029.13700
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights):	** Embargo End Date: 29-11-2017 ** From Crossref via Jisc Publications Router. ** Licence for vor version of this article starting on 29-11-2017: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit:	20 December 2017
Date of first compliant Open Access:	20 December 2017

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