The panel was eager to question her further. Like most professionals,
they were deeply interested in a discipline they knew very little about.
"Is handwriting analysis reliable?" Anuse knew what her answer would be
and wanted to pin this down first, but the question backfired on him.
"Yes," she answered confidently.
The panel hassled her for specifics. These were researchers
who were consistently challenged to prove or disprove their own
theories and then defend them. Statistics were their life.
"How have you measured your success rate, what percent of
the time have you been right?" They questioned.
"In other words, have the courts accepted my qualifications?"
"No, not qualifications--evaluations. How many times are
you right and how many times are you wrong?"
"It isn't looked at that way. The judge or jury
look at the whole case, not just your presentation."
"I understand that the courts allow your testimony.
I want to know the percentage of error in your analysis,"
asked Jane Astori, leaning forward.
"None."
"None? Has this ever been calculated?" demanded Esther Rondell.
"No.
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