What qualifications do you need to be a forensic scientist in Scotland?

What qualifications do you need to be a forensic scientist in Scotland?

A levels: BCC (104 UCAS Tariff points) including Chemistry and either Biology or Human Biology. International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma: 28 points including Chemistry and Biology at Higher Level. SQA HNC / BTEC Level 4 HNC: Applied Science or science subject.

Can you identify someone by bite marks?

Though the science behind bite marks has been debunked, it continues to be used in courts. And when presented as scientific evidence by so-called experts in court, bite marks seem to offer jurors a false sense of certainty.

What is wrong with bite mark evidence?

In February 2016, the Texas Forensic Science Commission recommended that bite mark evidence not be used in criminal prosecutions until it had a more firm scientific basis. That same year, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology declared that bite mark analysis had no scientific validity.

What is considered circumstantial evidence?

Circumstantial evidence, in law, evidence not drawn from direct observation of a fact in issue. If a witness testifies that he saw a defendant fire a bullet into the body of a person who then died, this is direct testimony of material facts in murder, and the only question is whether the witness is telling the truth.

What is non admissible evidence?

If an item of evidence is considered inadmissible, it means that it can’t be used in court during trial as evidence against the accused. An example of this is where a witness statement is considered irrelevant because it doesn’t prove or disprove any facts in the case.

What is required for evidence to be admissible?

To be admissible in court, the evidence must be relevant (i.e., material and having probative value) and not outweighed by countervailing considerations (e.g., the evidence is unfairly prejudicial, confusing, a waste of time, privileged, or based on hearsay).

Can a photocopy be used as evidence?

No. Section 61 of the Evidence Act prescribes that the contents of a document may be proved either by primary evidence or by secondary evidence. So, the photocopy to be admissible as evidence has to be a certified copy. No reliance can be expected on a document which is otherwise inadmissible in a Court and.

Is the photocopy real object evidence or documentary evidence?

(2005 Bar Question) SUGGESTEDANSWER: Yes. A private document may be offered and admitted in evidence both as documentary evi- dence and as object evidence. A document can also be considered as an object for purposes of the case. Objects as evidence are those addressed to the senses of the court.

What is primary and secondary evidence?

Primary Evidence is original document which is presented to the court for its inspection. Secondary Evidence is the document which is not original document but those documents which are mentioned in Section.