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Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, May 18 2012 @ 07:36 PM EDT |
"American lawyers often interview many potential expert witnesses in search
of ones who will bolster their case and then work closely with them in framing
their testimony to be accessible and helpful."-NYT Article
I read a paper a while back that I had trouble believing. It discussed how in
one trial one of the parties interviewed a number that I recall being over 50
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Authored by: Wol on Saturday, May 19 2012 @ 10:50 AM EDT |
Given that British judges are far harder on cases than American ones anyway, I
mentioned earlier about experts in British courts.
They have to present a *joint* front to the jury. I'm not sure to what extent
the judge can choose which expert is most reliable, but if the experts can't
agree then they don't get to give their testimony.
And when you get something like that Big Bang / Steady State controversy, all
you need is both experts to say "we disagree, but that's because science
doesn't yet know", and the judge and jury should accept it as "the
science is not yet settled".
Cheers,
Wol[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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