From 2005 to 2015 this blog presented news items and resources relating to trial advocacy and the legal system, with a focus on Washington State. It was developed to support the Trial Advocacy Program at the University of Washington School of Law, but broadened to include appellate practice, the courts, access to justice, and related topics. It is no longer active.
Monday, January 22, 2007
Arguments Against Eyewitness Experts
A student outlines arguments against admitting expert testimony about the unreliability of eyewitness testimony, addressing both the general factors and those particular to Alabama. Robin Preussel, The Experts Aren't Reliable Either: Why Expert Testimony on the Reliability of Eyewitness Testimony is Unwarranted in Alabama State Courts, Yale Law School Student Scholarship Series, Paper 28 (2006).
Experts in any given field contribute a professional (fundable) perspective, which, unfortunately, is sometimes all wrong--terrorism being but one glaring example.
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