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P.O. Box 604
Concord, NH 03302-0604
Phone: 603.568.0713
            603.568.2668
info@focossforensics.com

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CURRENT EMPLOYMENT

        • Criminalist II
           New Hampshire State Police Forensic Laboratory
           Concord, NH

EDUCATION

        • Master of Science Degree (Forensic Science)
           The University of New Haven, West Haven, Connecticut
          
        • Bachelor of Science Degree (Biology)
           Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

        • Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners
        • International Association for Identification
        • New England Area Firearms and Tool Mark Examiners Group
        • New England Division International Association for Identification
        • Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

        • Certified Latent Print Examiner – International Association for Identification
        • Certified Firearms Examiner – Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners
        • Certified Tool Mark Examiner – Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners
        • Certified Gunshot Residue/Distance Determination Examiner – Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners

PAPERS / PUBLICATIONS / ARTICLES

        • AFTE Journal
        • Dactylogram
        • Evidence Technology Magazine
        • Journal of Forensic Identification
        • Lone Star Forensic Journal
        • N.E.D.I.A.I. Journal
        • New Hampshire State Police Forensic Laboratory Handbook of Forensic Services  (Contributing Author/Editor)
        • The California Identification Digest
        • The Print
        • The Weekly Detail

AWARDS

         Best Original Article, N.E.D.I.A.I. Journal, for “Leucocrystal Violet: Enhancing
                Your Blood Processing Experience,” New England Division International
                Association for Identification, 14th Annual Educational Conference, 2005

LECTURES PRESENTED

        • Association of Firearms and Tool Mark Examiners
        • International Association for Identification
        • Merrimack County Investigators Group
        • New England Area Firearms Examiners Conference
        • New England Commission on Forensic Education
        • New England Division International Association for Identification
        • New Hampshire Police Cadet Training Academy
        • New Hampshire Police Standards and Training Council
        • New Hampshire LiveScan Users Group
        • New Hampshire State Police Major Crime Unit and Troop Detectives
        • Northeast Latent Print Forum
        • Various New Hampshire local and state law enforcement groups
        • Various New Hampshire high schools and social organizations

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

        •Have been qualified to testify at trial as an expert in the following forensic disciplines: 
                o Finger and Palm Prints
                o Firearms
                o Toolmarks
                o Physical Fracture Match
                o Obliterated Serial Number
                o Gunshot Residue/Distance Determination
                o Daubert Issues

DAUBERT EXPERIENCE

        • Testified in two Daubert Admissibility Hearings regarding fingerprints in New Hampshire.
                o St. v. William Sullivan, 2005
                o St. v. Richard Langill, 2006
        • Prepared examiners and prosecutors in Daubert Admissibility Challenges regarding fingerprints,
           simultaneous impressions and physical fracture matches in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
        • Presented lecture on St. v. William Sullivan at 3rd Annual Northeast Latent Print Forum, 
           Meriden, CT, 2005.
        • Authored three articles detailing Daubert Admissibility Challenges in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
                o Daubert Challenge to Simultaneous Impressions in Massachusetts, The Weekly Detail, no. 213, 2005
                o Judge Grants Motion to Exclude Latent Fingerprint Evidence,  The Weekly Detail, no. 285, 2007
                o Coffey Rules on Reconsideration of Langill Decision,  The Weekly Detail, no. 296, 2007

 

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