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• #Forensic expert witness testimony trial

The latter answer may well be more accurate than the former.ģ. Know that lawyers often ask confusing questions because they are thinking ahead to the next question, are not using notes, have confused or misstated the facts, have misunderstood your earlier answers, or are intentionally ignoring your earlier answers.ĭo not say “no” if the true answer is “I do not recall. It is a sign of ignorance and a casual attitude to the truth to answer questions that you do not understand. It is not a sign of ignorance, weakness, or lack of cooperation to require reasonable clarification of questions. Watch out for ambiguous references to “he/she,” “they,” “it” and vague time references in the question. This often happens when the expert assumes that he knows what the question is and stops listening before it is finished. Many problems arise from failure to listen to the question. If you do not understand the question, you must ask the questioner to make the question crystal clear before you answer it.

You cannot tell the truth if you have not heard and understood the question. To tell the truth, you must follow many other rules. The primary and most fundamental advice is to TELL THE TRUTH. Curran speaking at the SEAK National Expert Witness Conference presented 25 practical and important tips for the expert witness.

#Forensic expert witness testimony trial

Massachusetts Superior Court Judge and former trial attorney Dennis J.