{"id":297,"name":"Expert witnesses judicial amendment","summary":"Overview - witnesses can be proved as expert witnesses which allows them to testify opinions in court under their expertise  Article 1: An expert witnesses is defined in court as someone who...","raw_contents":"Overview - witnesses can be proved as expert witnesses which allows them to testify opinions in court under their expertise\r\n\r\n  \r\nArticle 1:\r\n\r\n An expert witnesses is defined in court as someone who\r\n\r\n\\-holds or has help a position that would reasonably grant them knowledge in said field \r\n\r\n\\-someone who has held that position for a reasonable amount of time (a month) \r\n\r\nArticle 2: \r\n\r\nAn expert may testify to their opinion as long as:\r\n\r\n\\-it is a reasonable conclusion to the evidence and data shown\r\n\r\n\\-it is in the scope of their expertise defined in court\r\n\r\nArticle 3:\r\n\r\nExpert witnesses may not give their opinion on the ultimate issue (ex: an expert witness in a murder trial may not testify that the defendant did or did not commit the crime) though it may embrace it ","proposer":"API","isPassed":0,"isConsidered":0,"isEnforced":0,"notes":"","isRepealed":0,"created_at":"2026-04-06 05:19:32","curratedText":"","isRejected":null,"isUnsure":null,"ogUrl":"https://www.reddit.com/r/TeenGovernment/comments/1sdomvz/expert_witnesses_judicial_amendment","ogUser":"Equivalent_Elk2413","apUrl":"https://www.reddit.com/r/TeenGovernment/comments/1sdomvz/expert_witnesses_judicial_amendment/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button","apUser":"","status":"Passed","ogCreatedUtc":1775448810,"billIdentifier":"20260406-1"}