HIST 3850 Lecture 17: A different kind of homicide part two
1 Feb 2019
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February 1st: homicide of a different kind, continued. Expert witness: an individual who has information/expertise in an area which the court does not. Expert witnesses never testify in higher courts because its important for the judge and the jury to assess how much weight should be put on their evidence. Why expert testimonies are so essential in providing assistance to the jury. If they upheld the decision and found lavallee guilty, they would be sanctioning her death by instalments, rather than protecting her. The jurisprudence hanged the law so that a woman could use extreme force to deal with their partner, rather than fleeing the situation. There is a subtle line here: each situation must be evaluated separately and within its own context. 3: places enormous weight on expert testimony, this explains the person"s actions, therefore absolving them of responsibility. Mrs mallot and paul mallot lived together for 18 years and had children.
