Forensic Examination of Documents: Expert Report and Testimony (Forensic Notes)

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About Forensic Examination Of Documents: Expert Report

“Forensic Examination of Documents: Expert Report and Testimony” is the second book of the series “Forensic Notes”. This series was created in order to provide the pragmatic information on basic and necessary steps in forensic document examinations. The books in the series are designed for a wide range of users: forensic document examiners, trial attorneys, legal professionals, police officers, investigators, law students. # What expert witnesses should expect from lawyers and lawyers from expert witnesses in their court testimony. This is the subject of this book. Main place in the book is given to the expert report, since it is the grounds on which expert testimony in court should be set up. Issues concerning its structure, content, requirements in the formulation and justification of the expert conclusions are discussed. Furthermore are examined three groups of questions: - The typical errors in the examination of documents and flaws of the expert report; - The organization of the expert's interrogation (direct and cross) and objections at the hearing; - The sets of 365 typical questions that forensic document examiners may be asked at their court testimony. A large part of the book is presented primarily as a “bullet list” rather than in full text format. But, each point is essential and every word important for effective expert witness testimony. The book gives enough breadth of knowledge to apply to the continuously changing landscape of forensic document examination. The book is designed for the daily work of practitioners - forensic document examiners and trial attorneys. It gives checklists on what to do on all essential tasks about testimony of the forensic document examiner. Many of the issues discussed in the book are from expert casework and attorneys practice of the author or from his academic experience. The book is given plenty of examples and 7 figures to illustrate the thesis of the author.