Criminal cases: No. Much stricter rules apply.
Interesting, and I of course accept your point.
My experience is of course all about the process of analysing events and submitting "expert " evidence, and very little about the subsequent decision making process - which people like me get minimal sight of. I have never had any evidence rejected by a court - but equally your point reminds me that most of what I've done has been civil. This makes my understanding - yes - narrow.
Point taken. I'm a flying machine "expert " who knows a bit about some aspects of legal process, and enjoys a deep technical discussion. I'm not a legal expert.
Above all else however, I like the technical discussions! In that context this thread would benefit from more "I think that you are mistaken, here's why", and less "you don't know what you are talking about ". That, like yours earlier, is also very much a general point.
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