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So it actually, it is a lot more grains than a cartridge loaded with powder, with ball powder. so you have a denser pattern. and because of the configuration of the grains of powder, they actually go out further. and i know its ball powder, because the firearms examiner states that in her report. >> dr. di maio, the exhibit you just published to the jury is now on the screen. the detail may not be as good as on the photograph itself, but thats in evidence, the jury can review later. this is what...

Mr. martin was shot. >> dr. di maio, im going to show you whats marked as states exhibit 96, which is a photograph taken at the medical examiners office, showing the entrance wound. it may take a minute to warm this up, so let me, if i might approach the witness, and perhaps you can point out what youre seeing to the jury. if you look what you see is the hole produced by the bullet. thats essentially a punched out type entrance. and then all around the entrance, you see these little marks, almos...

Determination. this is a ball powder variant, so actually is there a lot more grains in a cartridge loaded with powder -- ball powder so you have a pattern and because of the configuration of the grains of powder, they actually go out further. i know its ball powder because the firearm examiner states that in her report. >> dr. di maio, the exhibit you just published to the jury is now on the screen. the detail may not be as good as on the photograph itself but that is evidence. the jury can rev...

The gun in terms of the bullet? >> yes. >> states exhibit 97, what does that photograph show? >> this is superficial aberration caused by blunt force trauma, one-quarter by one-eighth inch aberration on left fourth finger. >> and you found something on the pinky finger. >> there are small. i cannot use ruler to measure them. two of them much less than 1/16 inch. two small aberrations on left fifth finger. >> other than the gunshot wound that you have talked about which im going back for the reco...

From the front to the back. >> its a straight shot right into the heart basically. >> yes. >> if you could, explain to the jury when you say stippling and soot what you mean. i will progress to states exhibit 96. if you could, explain what we mean by stippling and soot. >> the meaning of oh sosoot and stippling so we can make a diagnosis of intermediate range. in my autopsy i gave three ranges of shooting. contact in the immediate and intermediate. >> lets talk about contact would be, what, lite...