EXPERT PSYCHOLOGICAL-PSYCHIATRIC OPINION ON THE TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES - CRITICAL COMMENTS ON THE SO-CALLED EXPERT OPINION ON CREDIBILITY - WEST GERMANY

• NCJ Number: 28407
• Journal: Monatsschrift fuer Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform Volume: 57 Issue: 5 Dated: (OCTOBER 1974) Pages: 267-279
• Author(s): H MAISCH
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 13 pages
• Corporate Author: Carl Heymanns Verlag
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: German
• Country: West Germany (Former)

Annotation

ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF EXPERT WITNESSES WHO EVALUATE THE RELIABILITY OF THE TESTIMONY OF OTHER WITNESSES IN WEST GERMAN CRIMINAL CASES.

Abstract

STATISTICS ARE PRESENTED ON THE JUDGEMENTS OF SUCH WITNESSES AND RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE REGARDING THEIR TESTIMONY ARE REVIEWED. THE AUTHOR ARGUES THAT SUCH TESTIMONY MUST BE PRESENTED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE FINAL DECISION AS TO THE RELIABILITY OF OTHER WITNESSES REMAINS WITH THE JUDGE. --IN GERMAN