Question

on a floor directly underneath a second - floor balcony, there are several spherical drops of blood about 2 mm in diameter. which statement best accounts for the drops? the drops dripped from a bloody knife about 2 ft above the ground. the drops fell from a bloody object on the edge of the balcony. the drops fell from a bloody object about 6 to 7 ft above the floor. the drops were cast off from a bloody weapon. question 14 3 pts on a wall, there are several 1 - 4 mm elongated drops with a large bloody rectangular patch in the center. the rectangles long side faces toward the bottom of the wall. running through the pattern are four smear lines about 0.5 - 1 cm apart and perpendicular to the bottom of the wall. no other marks are found on the other walls. which best explains the sequence of events? the victim was shot with a gun and collapsed on the floor beneath. the victims throat was cut and he collapsed on the floor. the victim was hit in the head with a blunt object, his face hit the wall, and his hand slid down along the wall as he collapsed. the victim was stabbed and cut multiple times before collapsing on the floor.

Explanation:

For the first question, spherical blood - drops about 2 mm in diameter suggest a relatively low - height source of dripping. A height of about 2 ft above the ground is consistent with such small, spherical drops. Drops from a balcony (higher up) would have more force and might be more elongated or spattered. Cast - off drops are usually more irregular.
For the second question, the presence of elongated drops, a large bloody rectangular patch with the long side down, and smear lines perpendicular to the bottom of the wall suggest that the victim's face hit the wall and then his hand slid down as he collapsed, which is consistent with being hit in the head with a blunt object. A gunshot would likely produce different spatter patterns, a cut throat would have more of a spray or drip pattern, and multiple stabbings and cuts might have more complex patterns with more splatter and less defined smears.

Answer:

Question 13: The drops dripped from a bloody knife about 2 ft above the ground.
Question 14: The victim was hit in the head with a blunt object, his face hit the wall, and his hand slid down along the wall as he collapsed.