malpractice at $250‚000. That became the negligence standard for emergency care. It also required an expert witness to substantiate evidence of negligence before a trial. Tort reform advocates approve the law as a way to reduce frivolous lawsuits against health care providers and organizations. Plaintiffs would be required to find a physician in the equivalent practice to serve as the expert witness. Laws also held plaintiffs accountable for defendants’ legal fees if they are unable to
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Dangers of Rape Trauma Syndrome La’Fattai Wheeler Dr. Susan Lentz CRJ 479: Violence Against Women Abstract Rape is a very traumatic experience that a person can have. It is hard to even imagine what goes on in the heads of those who have been harmed sexually by‚ for the most part‚ someone they know. It is an experience that the un-raped population‚ no matter how much they tried‚ would never understand. During the post period after the rape has occurred‚ the victim faces obstacles mentally
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CSI episode “Father of the Bride” was a ballistics expert. Ballistics experts analyze evidence relating to firearms and other forms of ammunition. The science of ballistics involves physics‚ which is used to study aspects such as angles‚ trajectories‚ and distances of the bullets fired by a firearm. Evidence that is commonly collected and analyzed by many ballistics experts include bullets‚ bullet fragments‚ and shell casings. Ballistics experts can attain the necessary education and training in
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principle as "Wherever he steps‚ whatever he touches‚ whatever he leaves‚ even unconsciously‚ will serve as a silent witness against him. Not only his fingerprints or his footprints‚ but his hair‚ the fibers from his clothes‚ the glass he breaks‚ the tool mark he leaves‚ the paint he scratches‚ the blood or semen he deposits or collects. All of these and more‚ bear mute witness against him. This is evidence that does not forget. It is not confused by the excitement of the moment. It is not absent
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value of memory‚ as she serves as an expert witness on memory. In Evidence-based justice: Corrupted memory‚ Moheb speaks about Elizabeth Loftus as an expert witness‚ and details factors that effects a person’s memory (Moheb‚ 2013‚ p.268). Loftus states that memory is easily influenced (Moheb‚ 2013‚ p.269). According to Loftus‚ it is more difficult to identify someone who is a different race than the one they are (Moheb‚ 2013‚ p.269). She played as an expert witness in a case where a man was trying to
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What is Forensic Science? The word forensic comes from the Latin word forensis: public; to the forum or public discussion; argumentative‚ rhetorical‚ belonging to debate or discussion. From there it is a small step to the modern definition of forensic as belonging to‚ used in or suitable to courts of judicature‚ or to public discussion or debate. Forensic science is science used in public‚ in a court‚ or in the justice system. Any science used for the purposes of the law is a forensic science. What
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idea of forensic science? 2) What is an expert witness 3) What are some basic services provide by a crime lab? 4) What did Alphonse Bertillon do for forensic science? 5) What is forensic entomology? Read: Completed Write: 1) Many people believe that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was the first person to understand and apply science for solving crimes. He used his fictional character Sherlock Holmes to test out his ideas. 2) An expert witness is someone that the court has determined to
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can be used as authority for other sections of the work as well – should not be restricted only to the specific section of the work. Also the case of Holtzhausen v Roodt which deals with relevance and admissibility can be used later dealing with expert and opinion evidence. Question – Discuss character evidence with reference to the case of S v Pietersen. (7 or 8 marks) Similar fact evidence – lecturer fond of this topic THE LAW OF EVIDENCE AS PART OF ADJECTIVE AND PROCEDURAL LAW Certain
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to prove causation with expert testimony if alleged injury involves obscure medical factors. [cite]. The trickier question is whether the expert needs to demonstrate a direct causal link between the alleged injuries and the negligent act or if the expert merely must demonstrate that the plaintiff’s injuries are of a type that can be caused by the negligent act. Washington courts have come down on both sides of this question. I. Plaintiffs are Required to Present Expert Testimony for Obscure Injuries
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Elements of competence |HSC219.1 |Support individuals to maintain continence | |HSC219.2 |Support individuals to use equipment to manage continence | About this Unit For this Unit you need to support individuals to maintain continence and to use equipment to enable them to manage continence. Scope The scope is here to give you guidance on possible
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