finals Flashcards
Requires the removal of a short section of an ink stroke for analysis
- generally used as a last resort after all other examinations by all parties’ experts and then only with the written permission of the owner of the document in question or on instruction by the Court
THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY (TLC)
this is a “destructive” test.
THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY (TLC)
- Used to detect strange writings on paper.
- Used to detect presence of stains such as blood and others on floors, windows and other surfa
FORENSIC LIGHT SOURCES (FLS)
- document fraud detector
- can also be used in fingerprint and other subjects
VIDEO SPECTRAL COMPARATOR (VSC)
- Detects indentations (secondary writings).
- Records transparencies of any indentations.
ESDA (ELECTRO-STATIC DETECTION APPARATUS)
- Reveals mechanical and chemical erasures.
- With the exposure of a document the ultra violet light is useful when it consist of several pages and substitution is detected.
- The color and intensity of fluorescence reaction is very apparent in case of substituted page.
ULTRA VIOLET LAMP (Portable UV Lamp)
Documents are objected this type of examination to determine the presence of erasures, matching of serration and some other types of alteration
TRANSMITTED LIGHT BOX
- Stereoscopic examination with low and high power objectives is used to detect: Retouching, Patching, and Unnatural pen lift in signature analysis.
OPTICAL MICROSCOPE
It is the willful and corrupt assertion of falsehood under oath or affirmation administered by authority of law on a material matter.
PERJURY
PERJURY elements:
1.the accused made a statement under oath
2. the statement of affidavit was made before a competent officer
3. the accused made a willful and deliberate assertion of falsehood
4. the affidavit containing the falsity is required by law.
5. This is committed by a person, who knowingly and willfully procures another to swear falsely
Forms of False Testimony
- Criminal cases
- Civil cases
- Other cases
Elements of False Testimony
- is under oath
- gave testimony in court
- that the testimony was untrue
refers to a name of a person used for show business.
SCREEN NAME
CONCEALING TRUE NAME elements:
- That the offender conceals
* his true name
* All other personal circumstances - That the purpose is to conceal only his identity.
is any other name which a person publicly applies to himself without authority of law.
FICTITIOUS NAME
Elements of Using Fictitious Name:
- That the offender uses a name other than his real name;
- That he uses the fictitious name publicly;
- That the purpose of the offender is:
a. to conceal a crime;
b. to evade the execution of a judgment;
c. to cause damage to public interest.
- He is considered as the father of handwriting examination.
- An American and arguably the most influential document examiner published his book entitled “Questioned Document.”
ALBERT S. OSBORN
refers to the actual damage, usually a break to the typeface
of a typewriter
TYPEFACE DEFECT
refers to the condition of a typewriter which has dirty
typefaces, and clogged parts that may affect the quality of the characters printed.
TRANSITORY DEFECT
defect in which a character prints a double impression with the lighter part slightly offset to the right or left.
REBOUND
a typeface or letter heavier on one side or corner than the remainder of its outline.
OFF-ITS-FEET
defect of the typewriting resulting from the malfunctioning of the machine rather than the type bar or type element.
MACHINE DEFECT
- also known as pitch
- the abnormal/ uneven spacing of letters in a typed document
ESCAPEMENT
refers to the dirty typefaces that may alter the formation or design of letters.
CLOGGED TYPEFACE
the presence of twisted letters, horizontal and vertical mal-alignment, which can be corrected by special adjustments to the type bar.
ALIGNMENT DEFECT
another type of typewriter in which in a horizontal inch may contain at least 12 characters
ELITE
a type of typewriter that may contain at least 10 characters in an inch. It has bigger characters as compared to elite typewriters.
PICA