ADVOCATE FOR THE EVIDENCE

The latent print examiner
must always remember
the courtroom is
an adversary environment.

Both the prosecution and defense
have their own agenda.

Neither agenda is yours.

The latent Print Examiner is the
advocate for the evidence.

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William F. Leo, SCAFO President 1996

This quote was originally published in “THE PRINT”
Volume 13(2), March 1997, pg 5
and has been obtained from the online library provided by the
Southern California Association of Fingerprint Officers
www.scafo.org