March '11
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Estate of Stoker Cal.Court of Appeal, 03/03/11: Estate, Probate. Judgment by trial court that a purported will not executed in compliance with Probate Code because it lacked witnesses signatures is valid, is affirmed where trial court found by clear and convincing evidence that testator who signed will intended it to be his final will.

Pepper v United States U.S. Supreme Court, 03/02/11: Criminal. District courts at resentencing are permitted to consider evidence of post-sentencing rehabilitation, holding that such evidence, may, in appropriate cases, support a downward variance from the federal sentencing guidelines range.

Michigan v Bryant U.S Supreme Court, 02/28/11: Criminal. Conviction of defendant for second degree murder and firearms-related crimes, based on statements by unavailable witness is upheld where statements were not testimonial and therefore not violative of the Confrontation Clause, where statements primary purpose was to enable police to meet an on-going emergency.


Events/Training
On Demand:

Engineering In the Courtroom. Webinar aimed at engineers, architects,& project managers. It will provide the foundation to plan, design and develop your resume, document recovery - paper trail, testimony outline, sample questions, how best to respond to direct questions, and how and when to respond to board or judge and public questions.

04/13-15/11 (FL):

Crime Mapping Research Conference. The conference is about understanding crime, criminal justice, and public safety and their effect on, and by, places. It represents a range of research findings, practical applications, technology demonstrations and policy results.

05/11/11 (UK):

'Restoring Legitimacy to American Prisons' Scottish Centre For Crime & Justice Research. Free event. The speaker, Professor Jonathan Simon, is a Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkley.


Articles

'Assessing Marijuana Intoxication' X-Pro Member, Medical Doctor and Pharmacist Matthew C. Lee writes about how, as more States are considering decriminalizing cannabis, experts are able to quantify levels of impairment in driving and other cases. Click on the links for the PDF, and Dr Lee's X-Pro profile.


In The News

03/21/11 (WA): New Expert Evidence Leads To Murder Charge The Authorities always were suspicious of Leanne Michelle Bechtel's explanation for the death of 3-year-old Autumn Franks nearly three years ago.


03/11/11 (CAN): Experts: Ever Misbehaved? A member of the RCMP explosives disposal unit will testify as an expert witness at the trial of an American scientist charged with attempted murder despite the officer's involvement in a practical joke involving an exploding Cabbage Patch doll that injured a colleague.


03/09/11 (Online): Serious & Confusing: But That's Planning & Zoning For You An interesting piece online that forms the second part in the series: 'How Your Town Government Works' .


03/08/11 (DC): Expert Walks Out in Fannie May Case Cincinnati class-action lawyer Stan Chesley ran into problems in a Washington, D.C., courtroom last week when his expert witness in a securities fraud class-action lawsuit was dismissed after walking out of a deposition.


03/08/11 (UT): Artifacts Dealer is an 'Expert' Says Federal Judge A federal judge has rejected the government's attempt to exclude an artifacts dealer as an expert witness on prices in one of the Four Corners relic-trafficking cases.


03/07/11 (TN): The Professor v The Rapper When a Musicology Professor offered her opinions as an expert witness in a copyright infringement lawsuit against Grammy award-winning rapper Lil Wayne, she found her name and testimony being spread like wildfire over the Internet.


03/03/11 (MA): 'False Confession Expert' Allowed To Testify A federal judge will allow testimony from a lawyer who specializes in the subject of false confessions in an upcoming arson trial.


02/20/11 (UK): UK CDO Expert In Demand City investment banks are in talks with the star witness who helped Barclays win a landmark case on complex securities to help them with similar legal challenges. David Ellis, the managing director at FTI Consulting, gave evidence for the bank when it was alleged to have mis-sold collateralised debt obligations (CDOs) during the financial crisis.


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