Forensic Testimony by C. Michael Bowers - 9780123970053

Forensic TestimonyScience, Law and Expert Evidence\nAuthor(s): C. Michael Bowers\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc, United States\nImprint: Academic Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9780123970053, 978-0123970053\nSynopsis\nForensic Testimony: Science, Law and Expert Evidencefavored with an Honorable Mention in Law & Legal Studies at the Association of American Publishers' 2015 PROSE Awardsprovides a clear and intuitive discussion of the legal presentation of expert testimony. The book delves into the effects, processes, and battles that occur in the presentation of opinion and scientific evidence by court-accepted forensic experts. It provides a timely review of the United States Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE) regarding expert testimony, and includes a multi-disciplinary look at the strengths and weaknesses in forensic science courtroom testimony. The statutes and the effects of judicial uses (or non-use) of the FRE, Daubert, Kumho, and the 2009 NAS Report on F.