Wednesday, September 24, 2003

Justice Department Issues Training Manual on Eyewitness Evidence

The DOJ's National Institute of Justice has issued a trainer's manual on procedures to be followed by law enforcement personnel in collecting eyewitness evidence. The manual seems likely to become a reference point for expert testimony on the subject. (Via TalkLeft.)

posted by pn at 11:36 AM  

Fed. R. Evid. 702: If scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education, may testify thereto in the form of an opinion or otherwise, if (1) the testimony is based upon sufficient facts or data, (2) the testimony is the product of reliable principles and methods, and (3) the witness has applied the principles and methods reliably to the facts of the case.