Expert Witness of Forensic Medicine Process - A Symposium

• NCJ Number: 90953
• Journal: Japanese Journal of Legal Medicine Volume: 33 Issue: 5 Dated: (October 1979) Pages: 488-599
• Author(s): H Niwayama; K Matsuo; T Matsukura; Y Mikami; T Uematsu
• Date Published: 1979
• Length: 33 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Country: Japan

Annotation

Issues concerning medicolegal witnesses in the United States, France, England, West Germany, and Japan are addressed.

Abstract

These issues include partisanship of the expert witness and the expert witness and the hearsay rule. Suggestions for solving problems related to these issues in the particular countries are given. Finally, the Japanese criminal justice system's use of expert witnesses is compared to those mentioned above. (Author abstract modified)