Mr. Mandella. I can't give a definite number, but I'd say in generalities five or six or seven points certainly should be enough, depending on their uniqueness and frequency.
Mr. Eisenberg. What is the lowest number to which you have testified in court, Mr. Mandella.
Mr. Mandella. The lowest that I can recall I testified to, five points.
Mr. Eisenberg. Was there a conviction secured in that case?
Mr. Mandella. Yes; there was. Of course, I don't recall if the fingerprint was the thing that caused the conviction, but it was part of the testimony.
Mr. Dulles. In most of these cases where you have made an identification, have there been more than five points of identity?
Mr. Mandella. Well, it seems to run between, somewhere between 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, and in some cases more. It depends on how much of the finger or palm that you have, how many characteristics are contained in that area.
Mr. Dulles. My question was directed to the specific prints that you have, photographs of prints that you have examined.
Mr. Mandella. Yes; it usually verges on 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12.
Mr. Dulles. In the cases of these identifications that you have made?