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Alaska444 wrote: Mas Ayoob also notes a case where a husband was convicted of murder due to light loads he made for his wife that he alleges she used to kill herself. Due to the lack of powder burns, he was convicted.
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What seems to not be brought up about the Daniel Bias case is that Dainel stated that he tried to take the gun from his wife's left hand when she "committed suicide". Lisa bias was right handed. Daniel puts the gun in his own hand and his own statements contradict a key item of personal knowledge.
State forensic scientist George Hickman said he tested Mrs. Bias' nightgown and hair from the area of the bullet wound. He said
no gunshot residue or singeing was found.
"It won't matter what kind of ammunition you have in a weapon, there would still be gunshot residue given off from the cylinder and muzzle," Hickman explained. He noted that the greater the distance between a target and a firearm, the lesser the amount of residue one will find at the target.
Richard Bisbane, a microscopy expert from Chicago, testified that excluding bullet lead, he found no gunshot residue in Mrs. Bias' autopsy tissues. He said he examined autopsy tissue slides made by Warren County Medical Examiner Isidore Mihalakis. Bisbane looked for particles found along the wound track.
The case was New Jersy Vs. Daniel Bias.
Even a light charge of Bullseye at suicide distance would leave residue. Parts of the story don't add up. The lack of residue made it easy for the prosecution to go back to "it couldn't have happened the way he said it did". Two juries were hung on Murder but the 3rd jury found for Reckless Manslaughter.
There is a
HUGE difference between shooting a stanger who broke into your home and shooting your spouse in the eyes of the D.A. and a jury.
Daniel Bias was convicted on a totality of the evidence; not the single point that handloads were involved.