Expert Evidence

It seems that the use of expert witnesses in common law courts has always been troublesome. In his Treatise on the Law of Evidence, first published in 1848, Judge John Pitt Taylor describes several classes of witnesses whose testimony should be viewed with caution, including: enslaved people (which...

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Main Author: Gross, Samuel R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 1991
In:Year: 1991
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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