Cerebellar Tissue From Tangential Head Wound

Bullet's path

Bullet's path

Is it typical to see cerebellar tissue protruding from a tangential gun shot wound to the head, where the missile itself does not penetrate the cerebellum?




What is the evidentiary significance of cerebellar tissue from a head wound, in terms of the wound's ballistics?

Example of bullet path. Cerebellum not affected?

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