Commonwealth v. Gambora
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
933 N.E.2d 50 (Mass. 2010)
Relevant factsFree
Gambora (defendant) was charged with murder based partly on two fingerprint experts who testified that latent prints from the crime scene matched his own; Gambora moved to exclude the testimony, citing a report questioning fingerprint analysis's scientific reliability under the Daubert standard, but the trial court admitted the testimony, the defense cross-examined extensively on the experts' inability to claim absolute certainty, and Gambora was convicted.
IssueFree
Whether expert testimony of a fingerprint expert is admissible to identify a person as having the same prints as those found on physical evidence.