categorical opinion
opinion that, in the examiner’s judgement, one proposition or explanation is true and it would be impossible to obtain the observations if any of the alternative propositions or explanations considered were true
EXAMPLE 1:In the examiner’s judgement, the shoe did not make the questioned shoemark.
EXAMPLE 2:In the examiner’s judgement, the cartridge case is of Smith and Wesson brand.
Committee
Interdisciplinary
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ISO 21043-1:2025 Forensic sciences — Part 1: Vocabulary. International Organization for Standardization BIBC II, Chemin de Blandonnet 8, CP 401, 1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland, 2025.
Source link
Reprinted, with permission, from ISO, copyright International Organization for Standardization, 1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland. A copy of the complete standard may be purchased from ISO, https://www.iso.org/store.html