Articles Posted in Expert Witness Testimony

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Cell phones expert witness Jeff Strohm testified in the murder trial against Preston Strong. Strohm is a custodian of records for Sprint Nextel Communications and explained how cell phones search for the strongest signal which is usually dependent upon distance to the tower. Defense attorney Kristi Riggins argued that Strong may not have been in the vicinity of victim Dr. Satinder Gill’s Yuma home.

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Crime scene analysis expert witness John Wilson testified in defense of Dondray Fowler, accused of killing one man and wounding five people in Muskogee, AZ. Fowler has 30 years crime scene investigation experience and heads a state crime lab in Missouri. The expert testified that because of the location of cartridges, he believes Fowler was acting in self-defense.

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Finance expert witness Dr. Marsha J. Courchane testified that the home appraisal company eAppraiseIT gave inflated valuations to mortgage lender Washington Mutual in 2006 – 2007. Dr. Courchane, VP and Practice Leader, Charles River Associates, heads the Financial Economics Practice in the US and UK. She testified for the prosecution in the fraud case against eAppraiseIT and its parent company First American Corp.

New York Supreme Court documents: http://www.nycourts.gov/supctmanh/

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Psychology expert witness Dr. Michael Flaum testified for the defense in the South Lee County, IA, case against Adam Pitman, who is accused in the death of his mother. Dr. Flaum is associate professor of Psychiatry at the University of Iowa and directs the Iowa Consortium for Mental Health Services. He described Pitman as intoxicated and delusional from snorting bath salts at the time he allegedly strangled his mother.

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In Brian C. DeMuth et al., v. Walter William Strong, Judge Deborah S. Eyler, Maryland Court of Special Appeals, opined that vascular surgery expert witness Dr. Jason Johanning was qualified to testify on whether orthopedic surgeon Dr. Brian C. DeMuth was liable for negligence.

While Maryland law states that an expert witness must be board certified in the same specialty or a related one to testify in a standard of care lawsuit, the court said the law does not define “related” and that the courts themselves must review the particulars of each case.

Read more: http://www.courts.state.md.us/

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Psychology expert witness William Meadows will testify in the defense of thirteen year old Duvall County, Florida, resident Cristian Fernandez. The expert had been slated to testify for the prosecution but now believes Fernandez did not understand his Miranda rights and will testify for the defense.

Fernandez is charged with the murder of his two year old half brother and sexual molestation of his five year old half brother.

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Will County, IL, Judge Daniel Rozak is disallowing pharmacology expert witness testimony for the defense in the murder case against Christopher Vaughn. Vaughn, charged in the death of his wife and three children, is alleging that migraine medication his wife was taking led her to kill their three children and herself. The jury will hear a description of Topamax, including safety warnings.

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Emergency response times expert witness Robert C. Krause, M.S., EMT-P, testified in Copley v. Fairlawn Rothrock Road regarding response times from three fire stations to Copley Place, OH. Krause is an expert in Emergency Vehicle Driving Procedures & Standards and Fire Communications & Dispatch Procedure.

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Building codes expert witness Francis Newhams testified in the case against Montgomery County, PA, builder R. Bruce Fazio. Fazio, builder of a 26 unit condo that was condemned in 2010, is charged with criminal endangerment due to poor construction of the residences. Newhams serves as Zoning & Building Official for West Nantmeal Township, PA, and said the condo was built without approved plans.