Expert Witness

Jan 28, 1999 on CBS at 10:00 PM

Summary

Study after study shows that juries put a great deal of faith in the testimony of expert witnesses. A good expert witness can swing a verdict one way or another. But how reliable are they? CBS News 48 Hours' "Expert Witness" takes a look at several i... (more)ncredible cases in which experts made the difference - sometimes helping the innocent prove their innocence, other times helping send the innocent to jail.

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