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4 stated that as Sirhan got off his first shots, the grapling and wrestlin~ with Sirhan began immediately, and Sirhan's arm holding the gun was forced down. Trial transcripts reveal that Sirhan continued to fire in a rather disjointed and uncontrolable manner. This accounts for much of the upward direction of the shots... The right side, particularly the right temple of Senator Kennedy, was exposed as he was turning to his left and Sirhan approached him from the east. Five of the ballistics experts have positively matched up three victim bullets, 47, 52, and 54, as having been fired from the same gun. These facts and the exact physical location of the victims and Senator Kennedy (who were hit with these three bullets) is persuasive 2nd forceful scientific and inferential evidence that Sirhan fireca these three bullets. In the days following the release of the panel's joint report, the critics seemed to concentrate their attacks on the procedures uf DeWayne Wolfer, rather than the findings and conclusions of the ballistics panel. The purpose of the ballistics test had been to test the validity of cannelure and rifling angle allegations. It was not to t#2.-!%2cnecuracy of the results of Wolfer, or the manner or procedure-.:2% syed by Wolfer. Judge Wenke stated repeatedly during the September examination, that it was not the province of the court hearing to Satisfy all the critics with different theories regarding the Sirnan assassination of Robert Kennedy. The main purpose of the ballistics hearing, according to Judge Wenke, was essentially a discovery procedure, to answer the original petitioners' (in this case, Paul Sechrade and CBS, and through the intervention of the Board of Supervisors, the County Counsel's Office) inquiries whether, based on the evidence and ex- hibits within the court's custody, there was any indication of a second gunman in the pantry on the night in question. ; The affidavits of Lowel] Bradford, William Harper, Herbert Maetianall ancA Pakhart Tad 14 etd nea tact mrannadiinac an a ee es oe oe ee ee eee 0 Se ee Jolling Tr equesting cer tain vese | al ocecur en TS a ballistics examination all] had been incorporated in the petitions and affidavits filed by petitioners Paul Schrade, CBS, and the Board of Supervisors. Every one of the procedures, requests, tests, and instructions, concerning testing, examination and inspection of exhibits were followed to the letter. This can be verified by an analysis of the petitions filed before the court in August, 1975, and an examination and comparison of the court order signed by Judge Wenke on September 18, 1975, incorporating the very same reguests for certain test nrocedures inspection, and exami- Same requests for certain test procedures » inspection, and nation of exhibits. Furthermore, the lengthy negotiations among all counsel representing the various parties resulted in essen- tially the very same test procedures originally requested in the August petition, being incorporated in the September order signed by Judge Wenke. Every request concerning test procedures, inspection, and exa- mination of exhibits that had any relevance to the original August petitions filed by CBS, and Paul Schrade, was incorporated in the court order. Finally, the seven panel members always had the right to independently petiton the court for an opportunity to observe, examine and test other exhibits that had been mentioned in the very lengthy cross’‘examination of DeWayne Wolfer. They always had the right to conduct further and more sophisticated tests as outlined in the court order. None of the seven experts ever chose to exercise this perogative. 38 -