Tag: Prison
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Prison Expert Was Not Allowed to Opine on Proper Staff Procedure
Defendant Bryant Wilson (hereinafter “Defendant”) was charged with voluntary manslaughter and possession of contraband in prison, following a prison fight at USP Canaan that resulted in the stabbing death of Defendant’s victim on November 28, 2021. Defendant did not contest that the fight happened, nor that the death of his victim resulted; rather, he asserted…
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Law Enforcement Expert Is Qualified Despite No Direct Experience with Philadelphia Police
Andrew Swainson filed a § 1983 claim against the City of Philadelphia. He challenged his 1989 conviction for Stanley Opher’s murder. He spent more than 30 years in prison. Swainson argued police officers fabricated and concealed key evidence. He said they created a false narrative of his flight to Jamaica. They also used a coerced…
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Forensic Pathology Expert Witness’ Expertise did not Extend to Prison Operational Procedures
Shonnica Anderson, representing the estate of her son Marcus Hayes, who died by suicide in a Georgia prison, sued prison officials for Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights violations and the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) for negligence. A key point of contention arose over the expert testimony of Defendants’ medical examiner expert Dr. James Claude…
