Coulson v The Queen [2010] VSCA 146: the Crown's obligation to call experts

The Crown may not refuse to call an expert witnesses it has sought advice from, selecting only those opinions that support their case for tactical reasons, any more than they may refuse to call a witness just because their testimony fails to accord with the prosecution case.Ashley JA [at 17, agreeing with Neave and Harper …

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Coulson v The Queen [2010] VSCA 146: the Crown’s obligation to call experts

The Crown may not refuse to call an expert witnesses it has sought advice from, selecting only those opinions that support their case for tactical reasons, any more than they may refuse to call a witness just because their testimony fails to accord with the prosecution case.Ashley JA [at 17, agreeing with Neave and Harper …

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