The Law and Expert Evidence

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Description: Review of ways that the law, particularly the law of evidence, affects the work of the forensic scientist. The beginning of the case, most often the crime scene, through the legal process, through trial and including appeals and motions for a new trial. Legal doctrines of interest to the forensic scientist, such as chain of custody, work product privileges, laying of the proper foundation, exhibits, and the standards necessary to obtain a new trial.