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Eyewitness Expert Not Allowed To Get Into Individual Witnesses Reliability

April 22, 2019 By Arthur McGibbons

People v. Corral, 2019 IL App (1st) 171501 (March). Episode 618 (Duration 11:38)

Kid got his eyewitness expert witness on the stand, but the witness was not allowed to get into what she thought about the reliability of the witness.

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Filed Under: Expert, Eyewitness

Will You Be Ineffective If You Don’t Call An Eyewitness Expert Witness?

March 19, 2019 By Arthur McGibbons

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?

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Filed Under: Expert, Eyewitness

Expert Testimony On Drug Use Is Not Always Required Sometimes Any Joe Shmoe Can Identify Impairment From Drug Use

September 25, 2018 By Arthur McGibbons

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…]

Filed Under: Expert, Police, Probable Cause

How To Keep Out Expert Witness Testimony That On Paper Seems Admissible

September 2, 2018 By Arthur McGibbons

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.

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Filed Under: Expert

Retrograde Extrapolation Evidence Is Back Stronger And Better Than Ever

December 6, 2017 By Arthur McGibbons

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…]

Filed Under: Breathalyzer, Expert, Police

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