Winner of the Week 33 Forensic Science Geek of the Week!!!

The Forensic Science Geek of the Week

The week 33 “www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week” honors goes to:

Andy Johnston

The Week 33 Forensic Science Geek of the Week: Andy Johnston

He describes himself as follows: I am 1985 graduate of the University of South Carolina law school. I am a former prosecutor. I am a founding member of the SC Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and have spoken at its annual DUI seminar on the subject of breath testing. I have completed the BAC Datamaster course at NPAS in Mansfield, Ohio. I am an active member of NCDD. I am a solo practitioner in Spartanburg, South Carolina. My practice concentrations are in criminal defense and plaintiff medical malpractice.

Andy Johnston is Week 33’s www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week!

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Our Geek of the Week answered:

It’s a stereo or comparison microscope. It is made up of two regular microscopes connected together with an optical bridge. In forensics, it may be necessary to compare samples to each other. Using a traditional microscope the viewer will need to memorize the contents and switch slides; however with the stereo microscope, the viewer can see both slides side by side at the same time.

It may be used in metallurgy, questioned documents, GSR, fingerprints, and trace evidence.

[BLOGGER’S NOTE: Honorable mention should go to Mike Solak. He wrote: “It appears to be a comparison microscope, used to compare and analyze bullets, cartridge casings, scratch marks, fibers, hair, and paint chips and other fragment evidence.” The full answer is that it is an XZB-5C Comparison Microscope. It features an optical amplifying scope covering a dynamic range between 2.5x～200x.]

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Week 4: Stephen Daniels

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