Professor testifies in Iowa teen’s murder trial WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (AP) – An expert witness has testified that an Iowa teenager accused of molesting and killing his 3-year-old cousin had high grades in school, but struggled with the English language. Read more on WOI-TV Des Moines Professor testifies in Iowa teen’s murder trial WEBSTER CITY [...]
Assessing Expert Witness Testimony The ability to call upon an expert witness was first used in the 1782 hearing in which Civil Engineer, John Smeaton testified. Of course an expert cannot uncover every sordid detail of a murder or degree of insanity, but they can form an expert opinion from the evidence given them by [...]
Video Expert Can Testify In BART Shooting Case The judge in the murder trial for former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle has ruled that the defense will be allowed to place a video expert on the witness stand. After watching the videotape, often frame by frame, and listening to the analysis, Judge Robert Perry ruled [...]
Here are another five my favorite tactical suggestions for success as an expert witness:
* If you are an expert for the defense, be sure to highlight
other considerations that the plaintiff’s expert should have taken into account, and why.
* When you answer a list-related question, end your answer with:
“that’s all I can think of right now.”
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