Expert Witness Testimony

Anyone can claim to be an expert, but in order for facts to stand up in court, expert testimony must be delivered by someone with a solid foundation of education and experience, and who studies his or her topic professionally. Expert witness testimony does not mean that the individual testifying was a witness to the criminal act, but rather that he has the ability to analyze the evidence in a meaninful way that adds substantive value to the case. 

Any case could depend on a variety of individuals providing expert witness testimony, such as entomologists testifying in a murder case, or a combustion expert in an arson case. While some expert witness testimony is for the purpose of establishing how and when the crime was committed, criminal expert testimony can help to identify a particular individual as the perpetrator based on criminal profiling science. 

The lack of expert testimony in a court trial could be the element that sets the perpetrator free. When it comes to criminal cases, especially highly organized cases where there are no witnesses, expert testimony relies upon the expert's understanding of criminal behavior to illuminate the facts of the case. 

The Academy Group's expert witness testimony consultants work with clients to build legal strategies such as defense strategies, plaintiff strategies, cross examination, overall case development, and jury selection.