Signature Identification in the Light of Science and Experience

Park, Roger

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Signature Identification in the Light of Science and Experience

Roger C. Park

Hastings College of the Law

February 13, 2009

Hastings Law Journal, Vol. 59, 2008

Abstract:
The author explores the empirical evidence of expert proficiency on the sub-task of classifying signatures as genuine or simulated. He concludes that expert testimony on signature identification should be admitted with safeguards. The empirical evidence is not conclusive, but the procedural alternatives to expert testimony with safeguards are undesirable.

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Date posted: February 18, 2009

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Park, Roger C., Signature Identification in the Light of Science and Experience (February 13, 2009). Hastings Law Journal, Vol. 59, 2008. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1342600

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