A Forensic Neuropsychologist In Los Angeles Can Be Hired To Provide Expert Testimony In Court

By Marci Glover


In many court cases, from murder one to manslaughter, a forensic expert is needed to assist the prosecutor or the defense attorney. The accused and defense witnesses may choose to lie and a jury may choose to believe them. There are ways to provide concrete evidence. The facts as provided by a forensic neuropsychologist in Los Angeles are indisputable.

A scientific expert can test samples of blood, semen and other trace elements to offer indisputable evidence to either prove or disprove the facts. Blood does not wash away, ever. Footprints and tire tracks left in mud, dust or sand can be matched to the soles of a pair of shoes or a specific vehicle.

There may be many such shoes in the same size worn by many people. However, each person has an individualized wear pattern and the sole will reveal that if compared to another pair owned and worn by the suspect. The same is often true of tires.

Weeds or wildflowers can become trapped in the undercarriage of a vehicle. If it is a type that grows exclusively in just a few places, the owner can be placed at the scene of the crime. Perhaps the body was left in a meadow and tire tracks and weeds both indicate a car was there.

The police can get a search warrant for a car if there is a good reason to suspect the owner. The interior and the trunk may have blood evidence. Blood can always be detected by using a substance called Luminol. When sprayed on a surface it illuminates the blood evidence.

Experts can match blood to a murder suspect, the deceased or a pet dog. Other forensic experts specialize in gunshot residue and identifying which gun a bullet was shot from. They can determine the position of the shooter and victim at the time the bullet entered the body or a nearby wall.

Blood, even that extracted from bone marrow of skeleton remains, can be typed and matched. A skeleton can reveal age, gender and the ethnic background of the victim. Teeth can be matched to dental records. A healed bone can be matched to medical records.

The neuropsychologist is expert at providing a verbal description of brain damage, or preparing an animation of how that inflicted damage has impacted the brain. He or she can also use a brain scan to support or disprove the legal competence of the suspect to stand trial. When combined with other incontrovertible evidence that suspect can then become a convicted murderer.

Among the services provided by this highly-educated scientist are testifying in court as an expert witness, doing neuropsychological evaluations, reviewing cases, conducting medical evaluations and private consultation as an attorney prepares a case. The creation of a customized brain animation is a pictorial representation of what happened. A non-scientist can often gain a clearer understanding of the relevant facts when able to view this visual presentation.

It labels the areas in the brain responsible for speech, memory and other functions. Seeing any abnormalities helps the jury, the judge and those in the courtroom to comprehend the facts. A picture can certainly be worth a thousand words.




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