This is a pragmatic manual or guide for the expert witness, whether a physician, an engineer, a document examiner, an accident reconstructionist or anyone who would qualify as an expert under the Daubert standard.  The guide covers an area of demonstrative evidencephotographs and diagramsnot normally discussed by other authors of books on experts, and yet is so important in providing clarity and understanding to the expert's testimony, aiding the trier of factjury or judgeto understand what the expert is trying to convey.  The expert witness must be able to arouse and sustain the interest of jurors.  One way of doing this is by employing the use of graphic visual evidence which can impress the jury far more dramatically and succinctly than verbal narrations.  Oral testimony of an expert witness remains with a juror as long as his memory allows, but photographs or other visual evidence is before the jurors when it is first introduced in evidence, usually throughout the trial, and when the jurors are deliberating their verdict.

The Role of the Expert Witness in a Court Trial (A Guide for the Expert Witness)

Cantor, Benjamin J.

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Courtroom Guide For Non-Lawyers is a comprehensive manual of courtroom procedures, including a glossary of 488 legal terms and 81 suggestions for being a good witness. It is written for the lay person who at some time might be a witness, a litigant, or a juror in a court trial, as well as for doctors, engineers, accident reconstructionists, and others who may serve as expert witnesses in a court trial.This guide would be useful for the training of police and law enforcement officers who are often called on to be witnesses in a court trial. It would aid law students in not only understanding courtroom procedures but in realizing many pitfalls and shortcomings in a court trial. The importance of supporting oral testimony with demonstrative evidence, such as photographs, is also addressed in this guide.FOREWORDBenjamin Cantor, the dean of forensic photographers and an accomplished expert witness, has drawn upon his years of experience in the courtroom to produce a valuable guide designed to lead non-lawyers through the thicket of legal terminology and procedures. In a concise few pages of readable prose, he has demystified the essentials of both criminal and civil proceedings. Mr. Cantor has treated the reader to observations from some of the judicial system's most perceptive critics judges themselves as well as to his own unique insights into the processes of trial.Mark S. BrodinProfessor of Law, Boston College Law SchoolREVIEWThe observations in Courtroom Guide For Non-Lawyers are quite consistent with my experience over the many years that I have testified as an expert medical witness in matters of litigation. This is an excellent exposition of courtroom procedure, practice, and its shortcomings. I have little to add. This guide is a fine source of information for a litigant, a witness, or a juror who is involved in a court trial.Robert H. Resnick, M.D.

Courtroom Guide for Non-Lawyers: Including Glossary of 488 Legal Terms and 81 Suggestions for Being a Good Witness

Brodin, Mark S.

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The Role of the Expert Witness in a Court Trial (A Guide for the Expert Witness)

Courtroom Guide for Non-Lawyers: Including Glossary of 488 Legal Terms and 81 Suggestions for Being a Good Witness

Courtroom Guide for Non-Lawyers: Including Glossary of 488 Legal Terms and 81 Suggestions for Being a Good Witness