Villanova University Legal Working Paper Series
Villanova University School of Law Working Paper Series
CREDIBILITY: A FAIR SUBJECT FOR EXPERT TESTIMONY?
Article comments
Florida Law Review ____ (forthcoming 2007)
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.
Subject Area
Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence
Recommended Citation
Anne Poulin,
"CREDIBILITY: A FAIR SUBJECT FOR EXPERT TESTIMONY?"
(July 2007).
Villanova University Legal Working Paper Series.
Villanova University School of Law Working Paper Series.
Working Paper 77.
http://law.bepress.com/villanovalwps/papers/art77
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