lead-in mark
A visible, thin, elongated deposition of bullet wipe transferred to a surface as a bullet first makes contact with that surface at a shallow angle of incidence.
NOTE The lead-in mark is useful in establishing the entrance side of the projectile impact.
Committee
Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB Standard 196 Standard for the Documentation and Processing of Shooting Scenes. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 2026.
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