In today's episode Jake Minick talks with Doug Scott of Drugs & Alcohol Risk Management, Inc. Doug is a former Drug Recognition Expert and helped launch the DRE program in North Carolina. Doug regularly teaches NC CLE on Standardized Field Sobriety Testing and DWI related topics. Doug has given expert testimony more than 140 times.
Highlights:
- Learn when to get an expert witness involved in your case (Hint: the earlier the better)
- Get Doug's perspective on the common mistakes attorneys make when utilizing an expert witness
- Hear Doug's insight, based on the many jury cases in which he has been involved, about the value of expert testimony for a jury and why the jury longs to hear from a defense witness
- Get tips on how to prepare for cross-examining a State expert and how to effectively examine your own expert
