Category: Criminology Expert Witness
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Criminology Expert’s Opinions about Post-Incarceration Syndrome are Unreliable
Kuantay Reeder was convicted by a jury of second-degree murder in 1995. He spent approximately 26 years in prison before his conviction was vacated and he was released. Reeder now sues the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office (“OPDA”), alleging that suppression of favorable evidence during his criminal proceedings caused him to be wrongfully convicted and…
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Court Partly Admits Nursing Expert Witness’ Assertion that the Nursing Care was Substandard
A district judge in Washington ruled that the testimony advanced by an expert on nursing practice was relevant to the Plaintiff’s argument that Chelan County Regional Justice Center’s medical care of inmates is substandard. Facts of the Case: Defendant Chelan County Regional Justice Center (“CCRJC”) accepted Blair Nelson into its jail on November 21, 2020.…
