Cross-Examining the Psychiatric Expert: A Study of Technique

In this article, Mr. Weihofen, Professor of Law at the University of New Mexico, and Dr. Guttmacher, Chief Medical Officer for the Supreme Bench of Baltimore, collaborate to explain the strategems of handling the expert witness on the stand. Their advice will be useful both in qualifying and making...

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Published in:American Bar Association Journal 1952-11, Vol.38 (11), p.916-920
Main Authors: Weihofen, Henry, Guttmacher, Manfred S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cross examination
Differential diagnosis
Disorders
Juries
Mental illness
Patient assessment
Physical trauma
Plaintiffs
Symptoms
Trials
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Summary:In this article, Mr. Weihofen, Professor of Law at the University of New Mexico, and Dr. Guttmacher, Chief Medical Officer for the Supreme Bench of Baltimore, collaborate to explain the strategems of handling the expert witness on the stand. Their advice will be useful both in qualifying and making best use of the testimony of your own expert witnesses and in meeting the expert testimony proffered by opposing counsel. This article will appear as a chapter in their book, Psychiatry and the Law, to be published this month by W. W. Norton and Company, Inc.
ISSN:0002-7596
0747-0088
2162-7975
2162-7983