Mr. Specter. What is there, in and of the nature of the smaller wound of exit and larger wound of entrance in the Governor's wrist as contrasted with a smaller wound of entrance and larger wound of exit in 854 and 855, which leads you to conclude that the Governor's wrist was not struck by a pristine bullet?
Dr. Olivier. Do you want to repeat that question again?
Mr. Specter. What is there about the wound of entry or exit which led you to think that the Governor's wrist wasn't struck by a pristine bullet?
Dr. Olivier. Well, he would have had a larger exit wound than entrance wound, which he did not.
Mr. Specter. And if the velocity of the missile is decreased, how does that effect the nature of the wounds of entry and exit?
Dr. Olivier. If the velocity is decreased, if the bullet is still stable, he still should have a larger exit wound than an entrance.
Now, on the other hand, to get a larger entrance wound and a smaller exit wound, this indicates the bullet probably hit with very much of a yaw. I mean, as this hole appeared in the velocity screen the bullet either tumbling or striking sideways, this would have made a larger entrance wound, lose considerable of its velocity in fracturing the bone, and coming out at a very low velocity, made a smaller hole.
Mr. Specter. So the crucial factor would be the analysis that the bullet was characterized with yaw at the time it struck?
Dr. Olivier. Yes.
Mr. Specter. Causing a larger wound of entry and a smaller wound of exit?