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cheiloscopy

a forensic investigation technique that deals with identification of humans based on lip traces

24 hours

lip prints have to be obtained within — of time of death to prevent erroneous data that would result from post mortem alterations of the lip

opened or closed

pattern depends on whether the mouth is —

well defined grooves

closed mouth position

ill defined and difficult to interpret

open mouth position

straight line, curved line, angled line, sine nmn-shaped curve

classification of lip prints according to CLAUCO MARTIN SANTOS 1967

• simple wrinkles

bifurcated, trifurcated, anomalous

classification of lip prints according to CLAUCO MARTIN SANTOS 1967

• compound wrinkles

type 1

classification of lip prints according to KAZUO SUZUKI AND YASUO TSUCHIHASHI 1970

• clear-cut vertical grooves that run across the entire lip

type 1’

classification of lip prints according to KAZUO SUZUKI AND YASUO TSUCHIHASHI 1970

• clear-cut vertical grooves that does not run across the entire lip

type 2

classification of lip prints according to KAZUO SUZUKI AND YASUO TSUCHIHASHI 1970

• branched grooves

type 3

classification of lip prints according to KAZUO SUZUKI AND YASUO TSUCHIHASHI 1970

• intersected grooves

type 4

classification of lip prints according to KAZUO SUZUKI AND YASUO TSUCHIHASHI 1970

• reticular grooves

type 5

classification of lip prints according to KAZUO SUZUKI AND YASUO TSUCHIHASHI 1970

• grooves that control be morphological differentiated

direct examination

dental jurisprudence

• the first examination of the witness on the actual merits of the case, as distinguished from the preliminary examination

direct examination

dental jurisprudence

• it is “friendly questioning”

cross-examination

dental jurisprudence

• the examination of a witness by the party opposed to the side that originally called the witness

cross-examination

dental jurisprudence

• the cross examiner attempts to destroy the witness credibility