FINGER PRINTS.
THEIR PLACE IN ANTHROPOLOGY. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Melbourne, April 16. The Chief Justice, in delivering judgment in a case in which finger" print evidence was prominent, declared that finger prints alone were insufficient warrant for a conviction. The system had not been scientifically proved, and was in absolute opposition to the whole theory of anthropology. Justices Hodges, Cussen and other members of the Full Court Bench held that finger prints were insufficient evidence.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 246, 17 April 1912, Page 5
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75FINGER PRINTS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 246, 17 April 1912, Page 5
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