Method to analyze gun evidence not ‘scientifically valid,’ Oregon court says in major ruling

Published on: 06/18/2025

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Photographs that show enlarged side-by-side comparisons of the marks on a shell casing from the test fire of a 40-caliber Taurus gun, on left, and the marks on a shell casing found at the scene of the shooting outside the Speakeasy Lounge in Portland on Oct. 5, 2018.

A recent Oregon Court of Appeals ruling blew a gaping hole in the state police crime lab’s long-standing technique of matching a suspect’s gun to shell casings left behind at a crime scene.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/06/method-to-analyze-gun-evidence-not-scientifically-valid-oregon-court-says-in-major-ruling.html

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