by Mark Tottenham BL | Feb 1, 2021 | Examples of expert evidence
A Chicago court has dismissed an appeal from a drugs conviction where a police officer gave evidence of the language of meth dealing, and ‘translated’ a number of text messages: “Some exchanges were not particular difficult to decipher while others...
by Mark Tottenham BL | Mar 3, 2020 | Admissibility of expert evidence
“The court agreed with the defendant’s argument to exclude the expert’s testimony on the breach of the standard of care because these were legal conclusions. The court further noted that the expert was not qualified to testify because there was no evidence of...
by Mark Tottenham BL | Nov 20, 2019 | Misconduct by experts, Qualifications of expert witnesses
He had to obtain his expertise somewhere: https://www.npr.org/2019/11/19/780877837/u-s-arrests-money-laundering-expert-for-laundering-money?t=1574262927867
by Mark Tottenham BL | Nov 19, 2019 | Examples of expert evidence
From the New York Law Journal (Law.com): “The three critical issues to think about at the outset are: (1) What expertise should the expert have? (2) Should the expert be a person already known to the court before your selection? (3) Is it a good idea to use an...
by Mark Tottenham BL | Nov 15, 2019 | Examples of expert evidence
The US Federal courts are coming under criticism for allowing music copyright cases to proceed. In a case against Pharrell Williams by the estate of Marvin Gaye, it is alleged that a questionable expert opinion was admitted into evidence: “Just last year, the...