ARCL 228 Lecture Notes - Lecture 35: Redirect Examination, Post-Mortem Interval, Forensic Anthropology
1 Dec 2016
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Arcl nov 30 ethics and forensic anthropology in the courtroom. Regina v. mohan [1994] 2s. c. r 9: expert evidence must be, both necessary & relevant in assisting jury/judge. Has to (cid:271)e rele(cid:448)a(cid:374)t to the (cid:272)ase a(cid:374)d (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t go off: experts must be properly qualified to testify on topic. Should be: accurate, as complete as possible, exude air of competency, conscientiousness. 1. one page summary of skeletal analysis: case no, date & investigator(s) name(s, condition of remains, post-mortem interval, ancestry, sex, age at death, stature, trauma, unique skeletal characteristics. Establish & maintain procedures for maintaining chain of custody/evidence (cid:373)ake o(cid:374)e if there is(cid:374)"t o(cid:374)e lol: 3. Production of notes for every stage of analysis take detailed notes at every stage of the analysis. If testimony required, 5 phases: 1. pre-trial meeting. Meet with contacting lawyer (may be prosecution or defense) Give a short description of what you did. Go through the trial procedures with you before trials starts.
