courtroom testimony

Question 1

what is the purpose of a forensic scientist

Answer 1

to testify in court and be an expert witness

Question 2

what percent of cases in Ohio get pled out and don’t go to trial

Answer 2

97%

Question 3

what is one of the most difficult things to admit to

Answer 3

a mistake on the stand

Question 4

what do you do if you make a mistake on the stand

Answer 4

then you should make an attempt to bring it to the
court’s attention and try and correct the error

Question 5

what is almost unavoidable for testimony unless you happen to be the first witness of the day

Answer 5

waiting

Question 6

who needs to testify first

Answer 6

can depend on several things which includes availability

the police officers need to be because in order to get the physical evidence into court so that the examiner can testify to it

Question 7

narratives

Answer 7

the prosecution will have a narrative. The defense only needs to prove reasonable doubt about that narrative, not provide an opposing narrative that the jury needs to believe

Question 8

if statutory isn’t followed

Answer 8

there is constitutional reliability

Question 8

when does testimony start

Answer 8

when you park the car! lol

Question 9

telephone standby

Answer 9

in some larger jurisdiction that handle a lot of drug cases will just assume that you can just be ther e