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It does not actually matter, as you do not get to decide what is admissible in court. You can not simply present any arbitrary line of reasoning or questioning
by sidewndr46 4y ago
It does not actually matter, as you do not get to decide what is admissible in court. You can not simply present any arbitrary line of reasoning or questioning in a criminal trial in the US. A judge could reasonably decide that this junk science is admissible, but that your criticism is not.
- BizarroLand 4y agoWhich improves your chances of getting a retrial. Judges do get almost complete domain over their courtrooms, but if they make an error in judgement that sways a jury to a "potentially unjust" verdict, that is grounds for retrying your case. Allowing an expert witness to testify and refusing to allow a dissenting expert witness to testify is one of those situations.
- sidewndr46 4y agoWhile I agree with you in principle, it doesn't necessarily hold true. You need to ask another court to declare a mistrial or for other kind of appeal. They can also refuse. You are effectively asking one judge to tell another that they are ignorant of common law. You also have to be able to afford this procedure, or figure out some way to represent yourself. You might think you can afford it. While inmates are legally afforded access to law libraries, it's basically a joke from my understanding. Something like no more than 1 hour a week.