The truth should
always be the main factor in the outcome of a legal case. In reality, we as
individuals, frequently make decisions based on who seems believable, honest,
or motivated. Jurors base their decisions more on courtroom drama and who
appeared believable or most genuine, than on scientific facts and figures and
often do not understand the facts. Thus, when choosing an expert witness,
factors such likability and trustworthiness, confident body language, and
speaking with authority are just as, or more, significant than real expertise.
Witnesses who will speak with warmth and make an attempt to spell out the facts
in a way a layperson can comprehend are crucial in winning a case. Expertise
and credentials are required to allow the expert witness to testify, but play
merely a minor role in persuading juries. Some believe that the current legal
system in which each side pays and gets expert witnesses, enables the facts to
become unimportant in the decision making process. Some have even suggested
that so as to rebuild the value of facts, expert witnesses have to be appointed
by the court to simply present and clarify the facts.
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