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Expert Witnesses

Author : Patrick R. Anderson
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780887064487
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (644 download)

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Download or read book Expert Witnesses written by Patrick R. Anderson and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time a book documents the judicial system's new dependence on social science testimony, especially that rendered by sociologists and criminologists. In Expert Witnesses contributors show that unlike traditional forensics testimony, the intrusion of social science data into judicial decision-making has relatively recent origins. It details the uses and abuses of social science experts, and the ethical and pragmatic concerns raised by their testimony. This timely collection will appeal to a diverse audience, including attorneys, judges, and students of judicial proceedings. Included in this volume are historical examinations of the expert witnessing phenomenon, the legal, social, and ethical debates regarding the appropriate role of such witnesses, and anecdotal descriptions by eminent social science experts. The authors address such pragmatic issues as an attorney's perspective on finding the most appropriate expert or formulating the "best" questions to ask in court, and an expert's perspective on getting aid or terminating a nonworking attorney-expert relationship.

Law for the Expert Witness, Second Edition

Author : Daniel A. Bronstein
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9781420048766
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (487 download)

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Download or read book Law for the Expert Witness, Second Edition written by Daniel A. Bronstein and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2010-12-12 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a trial lawyer turned professor, Law for the Expert Witness, Second Edition is for professionals who participate - voluntarily or involuntarily - in the legal system as expert witnesses. This book discusses the practical aspects of pre-trial discovery and the Rules of Evidence. Most of the principles are illustrated using actual cases decided by various courts. The book also includes helpful hints based on the author's trial experience and appendices that contain the texts of the relevant Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence. This text is an excellent primer for chemists, medical professionals, civil engineers, environmental toxicologists, and other professionals called to provide expert testimony, as well as a practical handbook for lawyers to utilize in preparing experts for testifying.

Law for the Expert Witness

Author : Daniel A. Bronstein
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420046748
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Law for the Expert Witness written by Daniel A. Bronstein and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-03-19 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extensively updated and expanded to incorporate legislative and practical changes enacted since the publication of the previous edition, this third edition of Law for the Expert Witness comprehensively covers the current processes and techniques of legal procedure. Beginning with procedural issues that an expert witness would encounter i

Law for the Expert Witness

Author : Daniel A. Bronstein
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 146651633X
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (665 download)

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Download or read book Law for the Expert Witness written by Daniel A. Bronstein and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-12-13 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extensively updated and expanded to incorporate legislative and practical changes enacted since the publication of the previous edition, Law for the Expert Witness, Fourth Edition is designed for professionals and students requiring edification on the current processes and techniques of legal procedure.Drawn from revised versions of the readings as

Expert Witnesses

Author : Carol A. G. Jones
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Expert Witnesses written by Carol A. G. Jones and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1994 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first socio-legal analysis of the role of experts in the legal process, focusing on the role played by expert witnesses in the pre-trial construction of legal cases. It examines the history of forensic science in terms of its cooptation by the law as an aid to advocacy. Given recent concerns about the reliability of forensic evidence in criminal cases, the book is especially topical. Its argument is that, far from being 'abnormal' or 'deviant' science, forensic science in these cases of 'miscarriages of justice' represents a normal practice of science and a typical practice of science in the harness of the law. In some respects, our recent disillusionment with forensic science stems from a wider loss of faith in the promise of modernity - science no longer may be relied upon to provide us with the certainties we seek in order to construct our everyday lives. In one sense, therefore, our loss of confidence in forensic science and the criminal justice system is part of a more profound malaise. This book examines the various options available to us and analyses the ways in which the legal system has, in the past as in the present, sought to redeem its role as a primary means of truth-finding and deliverer of certainty. The book contains new material on the history of science and law as well as drawing upon empirical data and observational study to demonstrate the 'behind the scenes' links between, and pre-trial practices of, lawyers and scientists. It argues that recent attempts to resolve our crisis of confidence in forensic science by moving towards an 'independent' forensic science service are misguided and will eventually lead to 'state closure' of forensic services.As an alternative to this scenario, the author proposes a mixed economy of forensic services, comprising a strong freelance/university sector to off-set the present virtual monopoly by the State. Its analysis and proposals should be of interest to anyone interested in the findings of the Royal Commission on the Criminal Justice System.

The Law of Expert Testimony

Author : Henry Wade Rogers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Law of Expert Testimony written by Henry Wade Rogers and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Expert Witness, Forensic Science, and the Criminal Justice Systems of the UK

Author : S. Lucina Hackman
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1498705707
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book The Expert Witness, Forensic Science, and the Criminal Justice Systems of the UK written by S. Lucina Hackman and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-04-24 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The global nature of crime often requires expert witnesses to work and present their conclusions in courts outside their home jurisdiction with the corresponding need for them to have an understanding of the different structures and systems operating in other jurisdictions. This book will be a resource for UK professionals, as well as those from overseas testifying internationally, as to the workings of all UK jurisdictions. It also will help researchers and students to better understand the UK legal system.

Expert evidence in criminal proceedings in England and Wales

Author : Great Britain: Law Commission
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780102971170
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (711 download)

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Book Synopsis Expert evidence in criminal proceedings in England and Wales by : Great Britain: Law Commission

Download or read book Expert evidence in criminal proceedings in England and Wales written by Great Britain: Law Commission and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This project addressed the admissibility of expert evidence in criminal proceedings in England and Wales. Currently, too much expert opinion evidence is admitted without adequate scrutiny because no clear test is being applied to determine whether the evidence is sufficiently reliable to be admitted. Juries may therefore be reaching conclusions on the basis of unreliable evidence, as confirmed by a number of miscarriages of justice in recent years. Following consultation on a discussion paper (LCCP 190, 2009, ISDBN 9780118404655) the Commission recommends that there should be a new reliability-based admissibility test for expert evidence in criminal proceedings. The test would not need to be applied routinely or unnecessarily, but it would be applied in appropriate cases and it would result in the exclusion of unreliable expert opinion evidence. Under the test, expert opinion evidence would not be admitted unless it was adjudged to be sufficiently reliable to go before a jury. The draft Criminal Evidence (Experts) Bill published with the report (as Appendix A) sets out the admissibility test and also provides the guidance judges would need when applying the test, setting out the key reasons why an expert's opinion evidence might be unreliable. The Bill also codifies (with slight modifications) the uncontroversial aspects of the present law, so that all the admissibility requirements for expert evidence would be set out in a single Act of Parliament and carry equal authority.

The Age of Expert Testimony

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309083109
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book The Age of Expert Testimony written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-03-13 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The federal courts are seeking ways to increase the ability of judges to deal with difficult issues of scientific expert testimony. The workshop explored the new environment judges, plaintiffs, defendants, and experts face in light of "Daubert" and "Kumho," when presenting and evaluating scientific, engineering, and medical evidence.

Forensic Testimony

Author : C. Michael Bowers
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0123972604
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (239 download)

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Download or read book Forensic Testimony written by C. Michael Bowers and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2013-09-07 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forensic Testimony: Science, Law and Expert Evidence—favored with an Honorable Mention in Law & Legal Studies at the Association of American Publishers' 2015 PROSE Awards—provides a clear and intuitive discussion of the legal presentation of expert testimony. The book delves into the effects, processes, and battles that occur in the presentation of opinion and scientific evidence by court-accepted forensic experts. It provides a timely review of the United States Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE) regarding expert testimony, and includes a multi-disciplinary look at the strengths and weaknesses in forensic science courtroom testimony. The statutes and the effects of judicial uses (or non-use) of the FRE, Daubert, Kumho, and the 2009 NAS Report on Forensic Science are also included. The presentation expands to study case law, legal opinions, and studies on the reliability and pitfalls of forensic expertise in the US court system. This book is an essential reference for anyone preparing to give expert testimony of forensic evidence. - Honorable Mention in the 2015 PROSE Awards in Law & Legal Studies from the Association of American Publishers - A multi-disciplinary forensic reference examining the strengths and weaknesses of forensic science in courtroom testimony - Focuses on forensic testimony and judicial decisions in light of the Federal Rules of Evidence, case interpretations, and the NAS report findings - Case studies, some from the Innocence Project, assist the reader in distinguishing good testimony from bad

Expert Psychological Testimony for the Courts

Author : Mark Costanzo
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1000106217
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Expert Psychological Testimony for the Courts written by Mark Costanzo and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2020-07-24 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the past two decades, the frequency and range of expert testimony by psychologists have increased dramatically. Courts now routinely hear expert testimony from clinical, cognitive, developmental, and social psychologists. Expert Psychological Testimony for the Courts provides a comprehensive, research-based analysis of the content, ethics, and impact of expert testimony. This book features leading scholars who have contributed to the scientific foundation for expert testimony and who have also served as expert witnesses. The opening chapter explores issues surrounding the admissibility of expert testimony, and the closing chapter explores the ethics and limits of psychological testimony. Each of the intervening chapters focuses on a different area of expert testimony: forensic identification, police interrogations and false confessions, eyewitness identification, sexual harassment, mitigation in capital cases, the insanity defense, battered women, future dangerousness, and child custody. These chapters describe the typical content of expert testimony in a particular area, evaluate the scientific foundation for testimony, examine how jurors respond to expert testimony, and suggest ways in which legal standards or procedures might be modified in light of psychological research. This groundbreaking book should be on the shelf of every social scientist interested in the legal system and every trial attorney who is likely to retain a psychologist as an expert witness. It can also serve as a text for advanced courses in psychology, legal studies, criminal justice, law, and sociology.

Law for the Expert Witness, Fourth Edition

Author : Daniel A. Bronstein
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439851565
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book Law for the Expert Witness, Fourth Edition written by Daniel A. Bronstein and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-12-13 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extensively updated and expanded to incorporate legislative and practical changes enacted since the publication of the previous edition, Law for the Expert Witness, Fourth Edition is designed for professionals and students requiring edification on the current processes and techniques of legal procedure. Drawn from revised versions of the readings assigned to graduate and continuing education courses taught by the author, as well as his own professional experience, the text is divided into four sections. Beginning with procedural issues that an expert witness will encounter in advance of the trial itself, the chapters cover legal paperwork, discovery, depositions and other discovery techniques, and consequences for failure to comply with discovery. The next section addresses evidentiary issues, exploring fundamental concepts such as burden of proof, presumptions, and admissibility. It defines who is an expert and when one can testify, and describes the proper form of questions to an expert. Next, the book discusses chain of custody issues, exhibits, hearsay, and the best evidence rule. The book includes suggestions and hints for the expert witness applicable to direct testimony as well as tips on withstanding cross-examination. The final section of the book contains excerpts from the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Federal Rules of Evidence as well as a table of illustrative cases. New topics in this Fourth Edition include: The non-discoverability of the expert’s draft reports, as mandated by FRCP26 The issue of destruction of evidence as it effects discovery and tests, experiments, and chain of custody New and updated information on differing rules among states regarding who is an expert and whether that testimony will be admitted into evidence The reissuance of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure with new subsections Maintaining the same user-friendly style that made previous editions so popular, this volume enables expert witnesses and attorneys to present compelling evidence in court that will withstand objection from even the most challenging adversary.

Expert Witness in the Legal System: A Scientist’s Search for Justice

Author :
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1434953521
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book Expert Witness in the Legal System: A Scientist’s Search for Justice written by and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Essays in Conveyancing and Property Law in Honour of Professor Robert Rennie

Author : Frankie McCarthy
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1783741473
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (837 download)

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Download or read book Essays in Conveyancing and Property Law in Honour of Professor Robert Rennie written by Frankie McCarthy and published by Open Book Publishers. This book was released on 2015-05-11 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Robert Rennie has been one of the most influential voices in Scots private law over the past thirty years. Highly respected as both an academic and a practitioner, his contribution to the development of property law and practice has been substantial and unique. This volume celebrates his retirement from the Chair of Conveyancing at the University of Glasgow in 2014 with a selection of essays written by his peers and colleagues from the judiciary, academia and legal practice. Each chapter covers a topic of particular interest to Professor Rennie during his career, from the historical development of property law rules through to the latest developments in conveyancing practice and the evolution of the rules of professional negligence. Although primarily Scottish in focus, the contributions will have much of interest to lawyers in any jurisdiction struggling with similar practical problems, particularly those with similar legal roots including the Netherlands and South Africa. As a whole, the collection is highly recommended to students, practitioners and academics.

American Legal Injustice

Author : Emanuel Tanay
Publisher : Jason Aronson
ISBN 13 : 0765707764
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (657 download)

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Download or read book American Legal Injustice written by Emanuel Tanay and published by Jason Aronson. This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forensic psychiatrist Emanuel Tanay has testified in thousands of court cases as an expert witness. Tanay provides a 'behind-the-scenes' view of our criminal justice system and clear examples of the rampant injustice that he has witnessed. He argues that the potential for inju...

The Expert Witness in Islamic Courts

Author : Ron Shaham
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226749355
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book The Expert Witness in Islamic Courts written by Ron Shaham and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-04-15 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Islam’s tense relationship with modernity is one of the most crucial issues of our time. Within Islamic legal systems, with their traditional preference for eyewitness testimony, this struggle has played a significant role in attitudes toward expert witnesses. Utilizing a uniquely comparative approach, Ron Shaham here examines the evolution of the role of such witnesses in a number of Arab countries from the premodern period to the present. Shaham begins with a history of expert testimony in medieval Islamic culture, analyzing the different roles played by male experts, especially physicians and architects, and females, particularly midwives. From there, he focuses on the case of Egypt, tracing the country’s reform of its traditional legal system along European lines beginning in the late nineteenth century. Returning to a broader perspective, Shaham draws on a variety of legal and historical sources to place the phenomenon of expert testimony in cultural context. A truly comprehensive resource, The Expert Witness in Islamic Courts will be sought out by a broad spectrum of scholars working in history, religion, gender studies, and law.

The Art of Science in the Canadian Justice System

Author : David Milward
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351859862
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (518 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Science in the Canadian Justice System written by David Milward and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-04-07 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part autobiography, part thought piece, part references, the book takes an insightful look at the experience and cases of renowned paediatrician and forensic expert witness Dr. Charles Ferguson. The book presents the interaction of science and law as it applies, specifically, the Canadian courts, but the justice process as a whole. Dr. Ferguson’s experience—from a scientist and medical professional’s perspective—in dealing with lawyers, judges, and the process of testifying in numerous court—offers a unique glimpse into how the two worlds of science and law don’t always mesh. In some cases the evidence is compelling and definitive. In others, far from it. Ultimately, the book presents the important role of the forensic expert and expert witness as a vital and deciding factor as the courtroom proceedings play out. The cases presented in the book—cases Dr. Ferguson was personally involved with—are interesting, the conclusions and results arrived at by Dr. Ferguson are well thought out and backed by his scientific expertise. The results and conclusions arrived at by the courts is often expected, sometimes surprising—in specific cases even controversial. Throughout all, Dr. Ferguson casts an independent, and sometimes critical, eye on the process presenting a compelling argument and heartfelt recommendation for science, objectivity, and justice to be served based on truth—truth insofar as the "facts" of the cases presented through evidence and the testimony provided within the judicial process. A fascinating read for university students, experts and witnesses, lawyers and judges, and anyone involved in the forensic process in the trying of criminal and civil cases.