Class Vs. Individual Evidence

by Susan Bodensieck
(Middletown NY, USA)

Photo Credit:  Pfly

Photo Credit: Pfly

Can sap from a tree be class evidence or individual evidence? Is sap specific to its tree and only that tree. So if a suspect has tree sap on his clothes and a body found in the woods, would it be a specific match?

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