Category: Firearms and Toolmark Expert Witness

Testimony of Firearms and Toolmark Expert Witnesses Held to Meet Daubert’s Reliability Requirement

Jul 3, 2024

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by

Expert Witness Profiler

in Expert Challenges, Firearms and Toolmark Expert Witness

The Grand Jury charged Defendants Ariel Petersen, Ivan James, and John Williams with multiple firearms offenses and other crimes. The charges specified the illegal use of a Glock 40 caliber pistol, an Olympic Arms MFR AR rifle, and a Romarm WASR-10 AK rifle. Defendants contested the reliability of expert testimony the United States intended to…