forensic testimony

n. any testimony of expert scientific, engineering, economic or other specialized nature used to assist the court and the lawyers in a lawsuit or prosecution. (See: forensic, forensic medicine)

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109) Due to the Court's divided opinion, Confrontation Clause analysis regarding forensic testimony is remarkably different among states.

Williams plurality relies on inherently unreliable forensic evidence: confrontation clause analyses across the nation in disarray

But, as McDermid's final chapter about expert forensic testimony in the courtroom points out, our adversarial justice system is sometimes more about winning than arriving at the truth.

Forensics

Earlier, during graphic forensic testimony from a defence pathologist, Pistorius sat in the dock, retching into a bucket.

Pistorius testifies in court for first time

Earlier on Monday, when he heard the graphic forensic testimony, Pistorios wept and threw up in court.

Oscar Pistorius Takes Stand in Court, Says he is Tormented by Nightmares, Cannot Sleep, Has Lost Weight

As Judge Gouge pointed out in The Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology" in Canada, October 2008, Charles Smith's forensic testimony for the prosecution was responsible for many false accusations of murder and many false guilty convictions and imprisonments.

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3) The evidence that sent Wilhoit to death row rested heavily on the forensic testimony of two dental "experts," not long out of dental school, who claimed a bite-mark match between his teeth and marks left on the victim.

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Here is what he wrote, "All I'm saying is that when IP [the Innocence Project] insist faulty forensic testimony is responsible, it's not helpful to scream NOT TRUE.

Forensic science needs a lot less finger-pointing and a lot more solutions

Although it is difficult to estimate precisely the possible effects on forensic testimony of adhering to a Goldstein rule, such an appraisal may offer important insights into whether a Rule 703 or a Goldstein approach should be employed.

"And his roommate told me ...": should forensic mental health evaluators be barred from recounting third-party statements when explaining the basis of their opinions?

The problems with forensic testimony extend beyond Mississippi.

CSI: Mississippi: a case study in expert testimony gone horribly wrong

The prosecutor tells David: "None of your evidence is supported by forensic testimony.

CASE FOR The Prosecution; THE TRIAL OF TRACY BARLOW She is an accomplished liar... and her so-called eyewitness is a fantasist

Even if the psychiatrist has maintained malpractice insurance, he or she should ensure that the policy actually covers forensic testimony, since not all policies do include such coverage.