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Offense Involved

This dimension names the criminal offense actually at issue in a specific landmark case. Wikipedia notes that a crime is "an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority," an act that in every landmark criminal case is the very thing the court is deciding on. Browsing this way collects every case that involved the same offense.

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Origin Era
1892 1
Offense Involved
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1. Fingerprint (Wikipedia)
Fingerprint, 19th century section
Quote, Fingerprint, 19th century section
In 1892, Juan Vucetich, an Argentine chief police officer, created the first method of recording the fingerprints of individuals on file.
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