EMERGING INDUSTRY ISSUES — WHEN A RESCUE GOES BAD lIn a typical criminal case, the State gets three strikes and the Reasons include if the potential juror is partial, has a felony
conviction, has a physical or mental disability rendering him/her As noted earlier, expert witnesses are given leeway to instruct Witnesses who are expected to testify are typically seques-
incapable of performing a juror’s duties, knows the accused, etc. n
and educate. o
tered during the pendency of a trial, and cannot enter the court-
room unless the jury is out of sight. An expert should discuss
this beforehand with the lawyer. p
For instance, in a horse neglect case tried by the author, the
defense claimed that the horses were not neglected, but rather had “Strangles.” Expert witnesses in these trials were prepared ahead of time to explain why neglect was the cause, not a disease (e.g., the experts were able to separate the symptoms of Strangles from the signs of neglect).
