Finnish computer voting expert witness Harri Hursti recommended in March that the Riverside, CA, Elections Review Committee drop their electronic voting machines. On July 17, 2007, the Riverside County “Blue Ribbon” Elections Review Committee will present the Board of Supervisors with the same recommentation. Riverside County is the first in…
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Higher Court Allows Expert Witness Testimony Against W.R. Grace & Co
The 9th Circuit Appellate Court in Seattle has overturned a Missoula judge’s decision to ban dozens of expert witnesses and nonexperts from testifying in the criminal case against W.R. Grace & Co. Grace is charged with concealing the dangers of asbestos-contaminated vermiculite mined near Libby. The three appellate judges ruled…
Mine Shaft Deaths Lead to Warnings From Expert Witness
Marshal Denhoff, a confined-space expert witness, testified this week that the small water-sampling shed where four people suffocated and tumbled into a mine shaft should have been clearly marked as a confined space. Denhoff said the shed at the Sullivan Mine in southeastern B.C. requires a sign under WorkSafeBC regulations.…
Celebrity Requests Court Delay to Accomodate Expert Witness
Celebrity Nicole Richie is fighting a DUI charge from last December and requested a extension until August so that her expert witness can appear. Her lawyers say that drug expert witness Dr. Terence Sean McGee is crucial to the case because he will be able to “challenge the prosecution’s scientific…
Expert Witness Henry Lee May Not Testify in Spector’s Defense
Years before he allegedly shot actress Lana Clarkson, Phil Spector angrily declared that women “all deserve a bullet in their heads,” a former security guard testified Monday. Spector had been escorted out of Christmas parties at Joan Rivers’ New York home two years in a row in the 1990s after…
Forensics Expert Witness Testifies in $5 Million Case
Buena Park, CA’s $5 million settlement with the family of a man shot by a police officer is one of the largest in Orange County history. Experts say it shows that Buena Park was afraid a jury would award even more. Expert witnesses were prepared to testify that the officer…
Electricity Expert Witnesses Testify Re: $1.3 Billion Power Line
San Diego Gas & Electric Co. has proposed a $1.3 billion, 150-mile superhighway of electricity known as Sunrise Powerlink. A month of hearings on the controversial power line began Monday with only expert witnesses taking the stand. The proceedings will study whether there are more affordable alternatives and the California…
Judges Rule that Attorney Did Not Call Upon Sufficient Expert Witnesses
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Friday that death row inmate Travis Glass deserves a new sentencing hearing because his defense attorney did not call enough expert witnesses. The lower court judge also said Glass’ attorney should have called upon a neuropsychologist, a learning disability expert witness, and a toxicologist. A…
Martinson Defense Depends on Expert Witness Testimony
Jurors will have to decide which expert witness to believe in the murder trial of 40-year-old Jeffrey Martinson. Martinson is charged with the first-degree murder of his 5-year-old son. Medical examiner, Dr. John Hu, wrote that the child was murdered and that the boy was poisoned with muscle relaxer. He…
Terrorism Expert Witness Testifies in Padilla Case
In the federal government’s case against terrorism suspect Jose Padilla, Dr. Rohan Gunaratna is the leading expert witness. Author of Inside al Qaeda: Global Network of Terror, Gunaratna will explain Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda network to jurors. Terrorism expert witness Gunaratna has described how Padilla formed a cell in…