Bitemarker now claims to be “technical” expert to avoid courtroom scrutiny. 

Posted on October 14, 2015 by csidds

The ABFO bitemark mouthpiece of legal wisdom lays a new egg within this WaPo article continuing news about the 26th exoneration from junk dental testimony. He espouses a strange brew of bitemark admissibility that leaves judges out of the role of applying Rules of Scientific Evidence before allowing it to be brought before a jury. Brilliant move on his part. 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/10/13/texas-mans-conviction-overturned-after-bite-mark-evidence-discredited/

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2 Responses to Bitemarker now claims to be “technical” expert to avoid courtroom scrutiny. 

  1. John Lentini's avatar John Lentini says:
    October 14, 2015 at 10:52 am

    Where did anyone say they were “technical” but not “scientific?” It’s not in the first link, and not likely to fly in any case. The Supreme Court in Kumho (1999) held that there is no difference as far as the rules of evidence are concerned between “Scientific, technical and other” kinds of expertise. Expertise is expertise, and the judge does not have to make the distinction.

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  2. csidds's avatar csidds says:
    October 14, 2015 at 1:01 pm

    Absolutely right. This “technical” dental guy apparently went to law school in TX. It didnt have much effect.

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