Criminal Defense Work With Expert Witnesses
It is the job of your lawyer to put everything together for the jury. Your attorney is not the expert or the witness, but it is his job to put the pieces of your case together in a way the jury can understand. At the Law Office of James W. Winslow, we understand that expert witness testimony is an important part of many successful criminal defense cases. From child sexual abuse to DWI cases, it is important that the juries understand the complex factors that arise in these cases.
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Expert witnesses provide something beyond common sense, and when used correctly, they should give you a better chance in court. Traditionally used in the sciences, expert witnesses should be able to explain things beyond the scope of what people learned in high school or college. More importantly, they can explain how scientific factors relate to criminal law.
Recently, the increased use of expert witnesses has come less from the hard sciences and are now being used to explain a number of issues beyond the scope of the average juror's everyday knowledge. This could include cross racial identification and false allegations in sex crimes. Police can often interrogate people in unfair ways to obtain the information they are looking for. This is important to look at when trying to understand the statements of suspects, witnesses, and victims.
There are also experts who testify on the false accusations by children and the pressure they are put under by parents and social services. We talk to jurors before making selections to ask whether they even believe children are capable of lying. Some adults do not think children are capable of lying, and it is important to have experts who can testify to these issues.
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As your counsel, it is our job to paint a clear picture of what happened in your case and to demonstrate holes in the prosecution's case. Working with expert witnesses is an important part of this process. Located at 10 Little Britain Road in Newburgh, we handle criminal defense for individuals throughout New York courts. Contact us today for a free initial consultation.
