harryparsonage wrote:
There is rarely an absolute in real life situations regardless of who does the exam and with what tool.
Good <img src="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /> , then the Durham investigator "somewhat" or "relatively" or "almost" (but not "absolutely") cleared the name of the suspect.
A statement like (hypothetical):
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To the best of my knowledge and after having examined the 5 computers as thoroughly as possible and with different tools/approaches along common guidelines, best practices and standards in use,
is still "relative" but IMHO less "relative" than
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After having quickly run a single automated tool that I believe very accurate on the 5 computers,
as preamble to:
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it is my conclusion that the suspect is innocent
Unless, as said, the same level of accuracy/reliability as the "standard" procedures is recognized to the tool (in which case, since the tool is much faster, it would make a lot of sense to change the standards in favour of the tool).
jaclaz
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