Expert Witness Research Paper
Expert Witness
The expert witness is expected to have many criteria making him or her eligible to give their expert advice, opinion, or findings on a subject matter of which they have specialized knowledge better than that of the average person. The expert witness also needs to be relevant in the case, so having a doctor of child psychology wouldn’t be relevant giving an expert opinion on an insurance fraud case. Typically an expert witness is called in to aid the judge or jury to be better prepared and knowledgeable to understand the case and to ultimately reach a decision.
When discussing the term ‘Expert Witness’ it is a typical response to think of a doctor in field such as Psychology, but in reality, it may vary to experts in such …show more content…
With this opinion, the jury is to then make a decision on the topic being discussed for which they needed en expert witness to testify in order to fully understand what the pros and cons were for the competing sides of the defendant and plaintiff. Sometimes the opinion can be based on facts and evidence that was found, but even in these cases, people have the ability to perceive it according to a preconceived thought. Although expert witnesses are supposed to be unbiased, there is no such human that could be one-hundred percent completely unbiased in giving an opinion. With understanding this concept, one may find that the jury, judge and possibly the whole courtroom may have their thoughts tainted by the expert’s opinion if the case is in a field of study not well known to the general public. From my understanding, there are few cases that rule against an expert’s opinion in a trial. This may be because the expert witness system is very valuable or possibly manipulating. Although the expert is skilled with expertise, training and exceptional knowledge in certain fields, I think that being a regular person whom is not as well educated in those fields would agree with the opinion of an “expert” much easier than if they had a preconceived and educated opinion of their own, due to past learning or personal experiences. Therefore the expert witnesses are …show more content…
Everyone’s thoughts and actions are influenced by their beliefs and opinions because being biased a natural human way. It’s possible to know both sides of the topic you're discussing. It’s extremely hard, actually impossible to be completely unbiased. Having an unbiased opinion is an oxymoron at its best. The fact that some expert witnesses can give an opinion with the most minimal biases is a gift. Many people are opinionated and so having the ability to not let your biases lead you through an opinion is rare and hard to
The expert witness is expected to have many criteria making him or her eligible to give their expert advice, opinion, or findings on a subject matter of which they have specialized knowledge better than that of the average person. The expert witness also needs to be relevant in the case, so having a doctor of child psychology wouldn’t be relevant giving an expert opinion on an insurance fraud case. Typically an expert witness is called in to aid the judge or jury to be better prepared and knowledgeable to understand the case and to ultimately reach a decision.
When discussing the term ‘Expert Witness’ it is a typical response to think of a doctor in field such as Psychology, but in reality, it may vary to experts in such …show more content…
With this opinion, the jury is to then make a decision on the topic being discussed for which they needed en expert witness to testify in order to fully understand what the pros and cons were for the competing sides of the defendant and plaintiff. Sometimes the opinion can be based on facts and evidence that was found, but even in these cases, people have the ability to perceive it according to a preconceived thought. Although expert witnesses are supposed to be unbiased, there is no such human that could be one-hundred percent completely unbiased in giving an opinion. With understanding this concept, one may find that the jury, judge and possibly the whole courtroom may have their thoughts tainted by the expert’s opinion if the case is in a field of study not well known to the general public. From my understanding, there are few cases that rule against an expert’s opinion in a trial. This may be because the expert witness system is very valuable or possibly manipulating. Although the expert is skilled with expertise, training and exceptional knowledge in certain fields, I think that being a regular person whom is not as well educated in those fields would agree with the opinion of an “expert” much easier than if they had a preconceived and educated opinion of their own, due to past learning or personal experiences. Therefore the expert witnesses are …show more content…
Everyone’s thoughts and actions are influenced by their beliefs and opinions because being biased a natural human way. It’s possible to know both sides of the topic you're discussing. It’s extremely hard, actually impossible to be completely unbiased. Having an unbiased opinion is an oxymoron at its best. The fact that some expert witnesses can give an opinion with the most minimal biases is a gift. Many people are opinionated and so having the ability to not let your biases lead you through an opinion is rare and hard to