Eyewitness Identification Expert: When Is Expert Testimony Admissible

Monthly Archives: January 2012

Eyewitness Identification Expert: When Is Expert Testimony Admissible

People v. Santiago 2011 NY Slip Op 07303 Decided New York Court of Appeals October 20, 2011 See also The Scope of Expert Witness Testimony Issue: whether two additional eyewitness identifications sufficiently corroborated the victim’s identification of the defendant, so … Continue reading

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The Right To Appeal – Even When The Defendant Has Been Deported

People v. Ventura 2011NY Slip Op 07475 Decided October 25, 2011 Issue: Whether it was an abuse of discretion for the appellate court to dismiss the appeals of defendants because the appellants had been deported and were not available to … Continue reading

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