EXPERT WITNESSES SHOULD STICK TO THEIR LANE OR RISK BEING DISCOUNTED BY JURORS
October 24th, 2024
In a competitive judicial system, where the prosecution and defence can probe each other’s positions, fraud expert witnesses can be valuable in securing convictions or acquittals – but legal teams need to be sure their specialists’ testimony is compelling, solid and crucially – does not stray from their expertise.
Mark Anderson, director of training at Pittsburgh, US-based Anderson Investigative Associates, who has presented forensic evidence as an expert witness in 100s of trials, told FI: “The whole point is whether I have this pile of evidence and ...
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