"Of course."
"Is he a graphologist?"
"No."
"We talked to him about this situation and asked him questions.
Unfortunately, it was much too expensive to bring him here to testify,
however, he did agree to make an affidavit. I will read from it now.
Quote. `It is my opinion that the identification of handwriting
is not as positive as fingerprint identification. While a document examiner
may feel that his or her opinion is 100 percent positive, the facts are
that the opinion is based on qualifications, training, experience
and judgment, any of which may be limiting or otherwise subject
to question. In addition, the known standards used in the
comparison for the Belmont case may be tainted or under dispute.'"
"I don't agree." The document examiner said, visibly upset.
Henry called a recess.
When the session opened again, Diana asked, "If you had your druthers,
would you agree with other document examiners that original standards
are preferable to copies?"
"Yes."
"You have said that you could not reach a conclusion from
the first lot of so-called standards sent to you. If you had
not been sent all that additional material going back 20 to 30
years, what would have been your conclusion?"
"I would have no conclusion.
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