Expert Evidence and the Ultimate Issue Rule

Typically, witnesses can only testify as to what they directly perceived, and cannot express their inferences. Exceptions exist somewhat for experts, but sometimes they render opinions that go to the very issues only the court can adjudicate upon, which the ultimate issue rule theoretically forbids....

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Main Author:	CHEN, Siyuan
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Language:	English
Published:	Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2011
Subjects:	Courts Evidence
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spelling	sg-smu-ink.sol_research_smu-10202018-07-19T05:39:20Z Expert Evidence and the Ultimate Issue Rule CHEN, Siyuan Typically, witnesses can only testify as to what they directly perceived, and cannot express their inferences. Exceptions exist somewhat for experts, but sometimes they render opinions that go to the very issues only the court can adjudicate upon, which the ultimate issue rule theoretically forbids. In Hoklai, the Court of Appeal [CA] acquitted an accused because it was highly sceptical of certain expert evidence. In so doing, the CA alluded to the seldom-discussed ultimate issue rule, which this piece addresses. 2011-01-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research_smu/21 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1020&context=sol_research_smu http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School Of Law (SMU Access Only) eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Courts Evidence
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description	Typically, witnesses can only testify as to what they directly perceived, and cannot express their inferences. Exceptions exist somewhat for experts, but sometimes they render opinions that go to the very issues only the court can adjudicate upon, which the ultimate issue rule theoretically forbids. In Hoklai, the Court of Appeal [CA] acquitted an accused because it was highly sceptical of certain expert evidence. In so doing, the CA alluded to the seldom-discussed ultimate issue rule, which this piece addresses.
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