The argument allowing for expert testimony is that experts help the jurors learn as much as possible about the case. What are two arguments against allowing expert testimony to be introduced at trial?
What will be an ideal response?
Student responses may include discussion about how testimony has potential to confuse the jurors, is time consuming, that one side may have more money to hire experts creating an unequal situation, and multiple expert witnesses have the potential to cancel each other out without clarifying anything for the jury.
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What will be an ideal response?
Family violence is generally defined as ______.
a. any assault, battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, or any criminal offense resulting in personal injury or death of one family or household member by another who is related to the victim either biologically or legally through marriage or adoption b. failure or refusal of a parent, guardian, or other caregiver to provide for a child’s basic needs; the abuse includes harm due to the action or inaction of the caregiver c. at a minimum, any recent act or set of acts or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation, or an act or failure to act, which presents an imminent risk of serious harm d. the legislative requirement that certain professionals must report cases of suspected child abuse or neglect for investigation to a designated authority within a specified amount of time
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