The jury agreed that the accident was caused by Street's failure to look at traffic before pulling onto the roadway. That's always a risk, Kakert acknowledges, but it's the job of the opposing attorneys to keep things honest. Thus, the other side gets to see videos before they are shown in court, giving them time to analyze them. Most of the time I testify about the kind of computer I'm using, where I received my information, the expert numbers I've been given. Other forensic experts have been doing reconstructions for years, to try to figure out what a disappeared person would look like after 10 years, or what caused death in a badly degraded body.
Most experts present their evidence as if it's a religious faith.
When I testify, I say these are the areas I'm sure of, and these are the areas that I'm not sure of. I let the jury decide. That kind of scrutiny is entirely proper, Kakert says. Each judge is the gatekeeper. Or see our coverage .