None of that is possible now. She was a wonderful‚ vibrant flower ripped from existence. The defense will argue that Lennie has a diminished mental capacity and therefore does not know right from wrong. This however‚ is not true. You will hear testimony that he did indeed know the difference between right and wrong‚ life and death. Our two witnesses‚ Crooks and Candy will testify to this effect. When Lennie entered the barn on that ranch in the Salinas River Valley that beautiful autumn afternoon
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Psychology in the Court Room The Expert Witness “How reliable is eyewitness testimony” On the 28th of September 1999‚ a building society in West Bromwich was robbed by a man brandishing a gun. He had approached the cashier desk and pushed aside a customer and then produced a gun. He ordered the three customers in the bank to lie on the floor. He then pointed the gun in the face of the cashier and told her to fill the bag with money. In doing so‚ she managed to raise the silent alarm alerting
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Eyewitness Testimony One important application of research into memory is eyewitness testimony (EWT). EWT is used as evidence in criminal trials in countries all over the world. Juries tend to pay extra attention to eyewitness testimony and generally see it as very trustworthy and convincing. However‚ a great deal of research in cognitive psychology tells us that‚ in general‚ people’s memories are fairly fallible. This section examines some of the psychological factors that can affect the accuracy
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Cross-examination is a very important process in summary trial. The main object of cross-examination is to find the truth and defection of falsehood in human testimony. It is design to destroy or weaken the force of evidence a witness has already given in person or elicit something into your favour which he has not stated to discredit him by showing object of cross-examination from a litigious standpoint. Whether a prosecution witness once had impeachment proceeding completed against him‚ ought
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Evidence No | | Date | 12/12/12 | | | HNC Social Care Evidence Gathering Form Identify evidence type | | | | | | Direct observation | | Reflective account | | Expert witness | | Questions | | Product | | Witness testimony | | Evidence Direct observation reflective account about my placement at Headways brain trauma group. | Unit‚ Element‚ PCs | Knowledge | The purpose of my supervision meeting is to talk over any issues I might have or my manager might have regaurding
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precursor to the lie detector. That motion was denied. The defense counsel then offered that another test be conducted in the courtroom but were denied again. The prosecution then argued the “while the courts will go a long way in admitting expert testimony‚ deduced from a well-recognized scientific principle or discovery‚ the thing from which the deduction is made must be sufficiently established to have gained general acceptance in the particular field in which it belongs.” (Nordberg) The appeals
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Competence and compellability of witnesses * A person to give evidence in court has to be legally competent‚ subject to the rules of admissibility. * A witness is compelled to give evidence‚ even if it’s against his will. * Failure to do so will result in contempt of court. However it is also contempt of court for a witness to refuse without lawful authority to answer questions put to him. * The modern test for the competence of witnesses varies‚ depending what type of case it
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such. 4. In its decision in Daubert V. Merall Dow pharmaceuticals‚ Inc who did the U.S. Supreme Court charge with ensuring that an experts testimony rests on a reliable foundation and is relevant to the case? They charged the judge with the decision this is known as the Daubert standard. 5. What is the main difference between the testimony given by an expert witness and that given by a lay witness? The difference in a expert witness and a lay witness is that an expert witness
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Timmerman’s our-of-court statement inviolate Mr. Timmerman’s constitutional right or Mrs. Timmerman’s spousal testimonial privilege? DECISION: Affirm. REASONING: The constitutional spousal testimonial privilege applies only to compelled‚ in-court testimony. The introduction of Mrs. Timmerman’s statement into evidence at the preliminary hearing did not violate her spousal testimonial privilege‚ which protects a spouse from giving involuntary‚ in-court statement. Mrs. Timmerman was not forced to testify
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least make reasonable efforts to do so. 36. I demand a Taint Hearing-to determine if the child’s testimony has been tainted by improper interview techniques such as being asked leading questions‚ use of anatomically correct dolls‚ etc. or if he/she has been coached to make a false disclosure/statements against me etc. this will be used to exclude tainted elements of his/her statements from testimony during trial. If you do not understand what a taint hearing is or how to effectively use it consult
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