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The Evolving Science, Skepticism, and Limited Evidentiary Value of Firearm and Toolmark Identification

by Douglas Ankney

In People v. Kirschke, 53 Cal.App.3d 405 (1975), a firearm and toolmark identification (“FTI”) expert testified for the prosecution “that an evidence bullet had been fired by a particular firearm and that ‘no other weapon in the world was the murder weapon.’” But in post-conviction proceedings, ...

 

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