Scientist’s court testimony

Preparation of the sexually abused child for court testimony.

In the case of a sexually abused child, the main purpose of court intervention is not protection of the child but conviction and punishment of the offender. Trials are usually conducted in open, adult court, and the child's testimony is often a crucial part of the procedure. It has often been stated that the legal part of the whole drama, consisting of not only the court hearing but also the pr...

Sexual assault nurse examiners' experiences providing expert witness court testimony.

Nurses from a national random sample of SANE programs were interviewed about their most recent experience providing expert witness court testimony (N = 110). Forty-three percent of the SANEs characterized this experience "fine" with no difficulties, but 58% mentioned that they had encountered problems. Challenges they faced while testifying are explored in depth and implications for forensic nu...

Can a Science Court Settle Controversies Between Scientists?

Theideaof a “sciencecourt” is reexamined.Sucha court would be a forum for scientists to evaluate research data, especially in controversial areas of science, and to discuss matters of ethics and protocol in scientific research.Recent, much-publicizedevents-the investigations into published data from David Baltimore’s team and the scramble to publish or replicate cold fusion experiments--are use...

Supreme Court Confirms Expert Testimony Required to Establish Causation in Legal Mal Cases

v. Papastavros, 323 Conn. 275 (Sept. 27, 2016), the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that expert testimony is required to establish the element of causation in a legal malpractice case. Thus, even where an attorney’s performance was deficient, if the plaintiff cannot present expert testimony that the outcome of her case would have been different but for the attorney’s negligence, the attorney wi...

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