Expert Witness or Expert Mess?
- GIIS Law Summit New York Times
- Oct 10, 2020
- 1 min read
The intriguing case of the heist at the Jason Beverly Hills jewelry store has had a start which may be considered as "rocky". Although the court has made some progress, however, they have faced several other issues.
The first witness to be summoned in the court was Jake Peralta, the detective in charge of the Jason Beverly Hills robbery. As the detective was an expert witness for the case, the jury and the lawyers were expecting a lot of undisclosed information to come out in the court. However, after the testimony, few of the lawyers were not satisfied with the results as the witness was impeached.
In an interview, after the questioning, a lawyer stated that the witness was being "too emotional" and was not helping with progress in the facts. The lawyer also asserted that the witness committed perjury and when asked to describe the witness, the lawyer used the word "unnecessary". The witnesses excess talk with no significance has had a crucial impact on court proceedings.
Currently, the time for the case to be solved seems vague as they have lost an important witness. Will the court find a way to prove that Isabella stone Walter is to be blamed? Will the progress made by the court be relevant? That, only time will tell.
Daksh Nayyar
New York Times

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