Abstract
This article explores the ways in which experts can assist the jury to assess the credibility of other witnesses and suggests analytical approaches to such expert testimony. The article argues that the courts should be more receptive to expert testimony bearing on witness credibility and engage in a more nuanced consideration of the role played by proffered expert testimony and how the role of the evidence affects its admissibility. Doing so should lead the courts to embrace the promise of the modern rules of evidence and permit experts to assist juries as they assess credibility.
Disciplines
Criminal Law | Criminal Procedure | Evidence
Date of this Version
July 2007
Recommended Citation
Poulin, Anne, "CREDIBILITY: A FAIR SUBJECT FOR EXPERT TESTIMONY?" (2007). Working Paper Series. 77.
https://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/wps/art77
Included in
Criminal Law Commons, Criminal Procedure Commons, Evidence Commons
Comments
Florida Law Review ____ (forthcoming 2007)