People v. Macklin, 2019 IL App (1st) 161165 (March). Episode 604 (Duration 9:02)
Was defense counsel ineffective for not calling an eyewitness expert witness?
[Read more…]Expert Testimony On Drug Use Is Not Always Required Sometimes Any Joe Shmoe Can Identify Impairment From Drug Use
People v. Gocmen, 2018 IL 122388 (September). Episode 540 (Duration 14:15)
In obvious cases an officer need not be a drug detection expert to conclude a driver is under the influence of drugs.
[Read more…]How To Keep Out Expert Witness Testimony That On Paper Seems Admissible
People v. King, 2018 IL App (2d) 151112 (August). Episode 530 (Duration 16:26)
State’s expert witness who came in to plug the holes in their case got a little carried away.
[Read more…]Retrograde Extrapolation Evidence Is Back Stronger And Better Than Ever
People v. Beck, 2017 IL App (4th) 160654 (November). Episode 424 (Duration 11:51)
Defendant crosses the centerline and collides head on with another car resulting in serious brain damage to the other driver, this 54 page opinion results.
[Read more…]Defendant Was Entitled To Court Appointed Funds To Pay For Expert Witness On Cell Phone Records
People v. Djurdjulov, 2017 IL App (1st) 142258 (September). Episode 393 (Duration 22:18)
Defendant gets a new trial because the trial judge refused to pay for a phone records expert.
[Read more…]Trial Court Distinguishes The Hell Out Of Lerma To Deny The Use Of Eyewitness Expert
People v. Anderson, 2017 IL App (1st) 122640 (January). Episode 293 (Duration 10:22)
Trial court distinguishes Lerma to deny the use of an eyewitness expert in this case.
[Read more…]Attacking Expert Witness “Foundation” Not The Way To Exclude Unreliable Opinion Testimony
People v. Simmons, 2016 IL App (1st) 131300 (September). Episode 245 (Duration 9:10).
Trial judge easily dismisses shoddy firearm expert testimony and sustains life sentence in this murder case.
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People v. Burhans, 2016 IL App (3d) 140462 (July). Episode 213 (Duration 5:38)
Harmless error to allow this sex case expert to testify about unsupported opinion testimony.
[Read more…]How To Admit An Expert Witness And Exclude An Unreliable One
See People v. Jones, 2015 IL App (1st) 121016 (April). Episode 082 (Duration 20:56)
An expert witness new foundational element is being implemented by an Illinois appellate court.
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