File 2005.09: State of Missouri v. Cotham

Case Type: Criminal

Description:
A group of high school students were engaging in a "fight club" outside a local dance club, when one of the boys from the fight circle attacked another boy standing near a classmates car. The attacker pushed the other boy across the hood of the car, ran after him and put him in a head-lock. As he was about to lose consciousness he pulled his pocket knife from his pocket and stabbed his attacker in the back of the knee, hitting an artery that later caused him to bleed to death.

Visualizations Produced:
The scene of the altercation was created in 3D for orientation and positional reference. A series of images were then generated highlighting key points in time before, during and after the incident. Allowing the jury to see the sequence of events as they took place.