on the crime scene search, principles, crime scene photography, sketching the crime scene, fingerprint evidence, trace evidence, and biological evidence. Investigators have the responsibility to comprehend these segments in order to effectively manage and maintain a crime scene. The crime scene investigation consists of elements of criminal law, criminal procedure, and constitutional evidence. The search part of the crime scene involves a related focus which is in legal requirements. It is crucial
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under the microscope, divulging into the many aspects and rules of an expert witness and the opinion they give. A In the Criminal Procedure Rule, it terms an expert witness a person who is required to give expert evidence for the purpose of criminal proceedings, including evidence that is to determine the fitness to plead or for the purpose of sentencing. For example one may call on a police officer that is experience in collision investigations may offer his expert opinion on how the accident
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Then they had to bring in experts in ground water movement, they had to prove chemicals were dumped, and had to prove the chemicals made the people sick. Proving of causation was the reason why so many experts were called on. Every aspect of the evidence had to be proven to be as solid as possible to be allowed in court. 3. Hydrogeologist, Geologist, Engineering Geologist, Soil scientists, Geochemist 4. The first issue is money. Experts are paid for their time and even though it creates
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Introduction The High Court’s decision in Dasreef Pty Ltd v Hawchar [2011] HCA 21 has been significant as the threshold requirements for the admissibility of expert evidence are clarified (French 2012). This essay will first discuss the facts of the case, followed by the technical requirements and perceived difficulties related to expert evidence identified by the court in this case. Facts Mr Hawchar, the respondent claimed damages from his employer, Dasreef Pty Ltd, the appellant as he was diagnosed
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Week 2 Thought Paper CJE4610 8/31/14 A case starts the moment the call is received. In many cases there is evidence or clues on the call itself. One of the things you can get from the call is a description of the incident, suspect information, and other various clues and information. Then when you get on scene your real investigation will begin. You may or may not have real life suspects or victims on scene. Once you get on scene you have to start processing information and the scene itself
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the scientific community, they were not considered to be generally accepted (Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals (92-102), 509 U.S. 579 (1993). ). The Daubert standard was then combined with two other cases in Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence. This is now referred to as the Daubert trilogy. The second in the trilogy is General Electric vs. Joiner, where Joiner sued the Georgia state court after being diagnosed with small-cell lung cancer. Joiner argued that his cancer was promoted
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Matter of Opinion I do not agree with the article and I would like to explain why. First let’s take a look at the statement “entitled to an opinion”, what does it mean to be entitled? Entitlement is simply staking claim, so when someone says they are “entitled to their opinion” what they are saying is they are claiming the opinion as theirs. We can assume this to be true because they have stated an opinion and now they are stating that the opinion is theirs, while this should be the end of the
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Confidentiality: Public Information Vanessa Martinez Kaplan University Part 1 Confidentiality: Public Information Any party of a legal team working on a case has the duty to remain silent when information about a case has been made public. “The Duty-is a personal promise made to each client” (Confidentiality Issue: Public Information) Thomas F. Goldman. Rule 1.6 of ABA model rules requires lawyers to keep any information received from a client private at all times, even if the case is made
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you: 1. Analyze the victim and physical evidence of the body as shown in the photograph. 2. Analyze the physical elements shown in the photographs of the inside of the house, noting how these elements connect to the crime. 3. Analyze the physical evidence from photographs of the exterior of the house, noting what might be the escape route. 4. Analyze the photo taken by a neighbor of a truck the week prior to the crime. 5. Propose a list of evidence that should be preserved and provide a rationale
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Limiting Access to the Evidence * When a piece of evidence is collected, there are numerous individuals who will have access to it before the case goes to trial. The investigator, evidence technician, property officer, laboratory technician, prosecutor and defense attorney all may have custody. Each individual in this chain has a responsibility for the safe-keeping and preservation of the evidence while it is in their possession. Initial Collection * Before any evidence is removed from the
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