Final Answer:
A. a. A questioned document is any
handwriting,
typewriting, or other written mark whose
origin or authenticity is in dispute or uncertain.
i. This may include
checks, certificates, licenses,
passports,
will,
deeds, contracts,
bank, suicide or
threat notes, and receipts.
b. Document Analysis is the examination and
comparison of questioned documents with
known material.
c. Document experts will investigate handwriting, typewriting or computer printouts, commercial printing, and type of
ink and
paper used.
e. In
1970, the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decided that handwriting analysis does qualify as a form of
expert testimony.
B. a. Despite minor variations due to type of writing
instrument,
paper, age or stress, everyone’s handwriting has their own unique
style.
b.
i.
Line Quality
ii.
Spacing
iii.
Proportion
iv.
Movement
v.
Connection
vi. Lettering Complete
vii.
Cursive and Printed Letters
viii. Pen
Pressure
ix.
Slant
x.
Alignment Habits
xi.
Baseline Curls or Loops
xii. Placement of
crossbars on t’s and
dots on i’s
c. Experts can also look at formatting, such as the
margins a writer leaves empty on the page.
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