Before the jury can
see witness testimony, for example, the transcripts need to be redacted for sustained objections and sidebars.
After all, the case had
seen the witness testimony of two Home Office officials - Rebecca Collings and Peter Milinton — branded unscientific and useless.
Not exact matches
One, while memory is notoriously inaccurate in some ways (
see studies on
witness testimony), it seems to me that Julie has more than enough support for what she's shared here to say that there were some major missteps.
What we can recognize in
testimony — not in the sense of the story of a
witness who tells what he has
seen but of a work that attests — is that it is the expression of the freedom that we desire to be.
To Nicodemus: «Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear
witness to what we have
seen; but you do not receive our
testimony» (John 3:11).
Testimony should be a philosophical problem and not limited to legal or historical contexts where it refers to the account of a
witness who reports what he has
seen.
Thus false
testimony can not at all be reduced to an error in the account of things
seen: false
testimony is a lie in the heart of the
witness.
Yet the
witness to what was «
seen» is never a
testimony simply of what has happened in the past.
Here is the
testimony of the 3
witnesses to the Book of Mormon as set forth in the introduction to the Book of Mormon: «Be it known unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people, unto whom this work shall come: That we, through the grace of God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, have
seen the plates which contain this record, which is a record of the people of Nephi, and also of the Lamanites, their brethren, and also of the people of Jared, who came from the tower of which hath been spoken.
Chrissy from what you have written i believe you have always had a sensitive ear to God that shows obedience and godliness that is not the norm.You must of had godly influence from parents or someone close to the family.Its shows wisdom beyond your years what you know instinctively has taken me years to learn as my heart was stubborn and hard hearted.By your words i
see humility and surrender to the Lord that is a powerful
testimony may he continue to strengthen you in your Christian walk and may you be a blessing and a
witness to others who do nt know the Lord.It shows God has no boundaries he is able to reach people in any situation if they have ears to hear.brentnz
Lastly,
testimony calls for interpretation through a more fundamental dialectic, the dialectic of the
witness and the things
seen.
It is no coincidence that eye
witness testimony is the least reliable evidence at law the world over — perception usually overrides what the eyes
see.
«The lack of any documents or
testimony evidencing Ms. Bruno's duties on behalf of the [Foundation] coupled with the statements of the
witnesses who all almost universally stated that they rarely ever
saw Ms. Bruno at the office supports a determination that there is reasonable cause to believe that Ms. Bruno was afforded what amounted to a «no - show job.
Unite cried «foul» and hinted that Labour had exaggerated on purpose for their own ends; local
witnesses suddenly, fortuitously, withdrew
testimonies; and by party conference an uneasy truce was in place between Labour and Unite, both saying «move along, nothing to
see».
Juries are told to discount the value of eyewitness
testimony and ignore how confident the
witnesses may be about whom they think they
saw.
Witnesses in court will usually tell what they
see or remember as the truth — but how many innocent people have been convicted based on the
testimony of a sincere and objective bystander who is, unwittingly, mistaken?
I
see... so discussing data is now inappropriate and insupportable while it is perfectly fine to inject emotional terms into expert
witness testimony given to the public.
UPDATE:
See our April 12, 2008 post: «CDC House hearing
witness Frumkin submits CDC Director Gerberding's previously censored
testimony»
Sometimes the jury may request to
see evidence again or go over
witness testimony from the court transcript.
Such relaxation of the application of the rules of evidence also can be
seen in jury trials, including where the judge allows prosecution
witnesses to testify to otherwise inadmissible hearsay matters after a prosecutor claims s / he will «tie up» the hearsay loose ends with subsequent
testimony and evidence.
While these types of
witnesses did not
see the accident first hand, their knowledge of the trucking industry can be vital to their
testimony and your case.
For example, there are court filing fees to file the complaint (in Broward County, the 2018 fee for filing a new lawsuit in civil court is $ 401.00 —
see the Broward Clerk of Court's Fee Schedule), process servers, expert
witnesses, court reporters, and the
testimony from doctors who will charge hundreds of dollars for each hour of their time.
«[A] ppellate courts should be mindful that the family court, who
saw and heard the
witnesses, sits in a better position to evaluate credibility and assign comparative weight to the
testimony.
This ground is difficult to maintain in an appeal, since the appellate court is basing their decision on a transcript and is not
seeing the actual evidence or hearing the
witness testimony.
This can be intuited by the evidence the jury never
saw, either by suppression from bad searches, by the exclusion of
witness testimony due to procedural rules like hearsay, privilege, etc., and other forms of keeping relevant evidence from the jury to protect the rights of the accused.
The two female judges of the nine member court, Justice McLachlin (as she then was) and Justice L'Heureux - Dubé, concurred with Cory J. in the result, but would have gone even further in condoning the comments of the trial judge, asserting, «An understanding of the context or background essential to judging may be gained from
testimony from expert
witnesses in order to put the case in context...: A reasonable person far from being troubled by this process, would
see it as an important aid to judicial impartiality.»
His expertise in this area has
seen him partake in landmark cases, such as an odd, yet highly prominent case, involving abolishing hypnosis as a method of gaining
witness testimonies.
Witnesses of neglect or those who can provide
testimony may help, especially if the
witness is unbiased and information comes from social workers or others who have
seen the child supervised by the parent in question.
The trial is just like you
see on TV shows, with an opening statement,
testimony from
witnesses and a closing statement.
Witnesses who have information that bears upon your relationship with your child are more important than
testimony from your high school classmate saying you were a wonderful person when she last
saw you 15 years ago.
Another phenomenon — apart from expert
testimony — that is critical to getting the court to
see what is actually going on in the case involves the fact
witnesses.