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Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy

2014

Forensic

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Transcript: One Advocate's 'Junk Science' Is Another Advocate's Evidence: Forging New Paths In Forensic Science Apr 2014

Transcript: One Advocate's 'Junk Science' Is Another Advocate's Evidence: Forging New Paths In Forensic Science

Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy

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A Short Primer On The Admissibility Of Forensic Science Evidence In Tennessee: A Checklist, Bernard A. Raum Apr 2014

A Short Primer On The Admissibility Of Forensic Science Evidence In Tennessee: A Checklist, Bernard A. Raum

Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy

For decades, aircraft pilots have been using preflight and approach-to-landing checklists rather than relying on their memory to ensure that everything has been done in its proper sequence. The use of this tool gives pilots the ability to fly their aircrafts safely and according to an established procedure. Similarly, most trial attorneys employ witness checklists during the in-court examination of their witnesses to ensure that all of the witnesses' evidence has been fully presented and their exhibits have been properly marked and received in evidence. It is the intent of this presentation to suggest the use of another evidentiary checklist …