The validity and evidentiary value of expert opinion

Ovsyannikov I.V.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/sudmed20196206118

Ovsyannikov I.V.

Scientific Research Division of the Research Center, Academy of Law and Management of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, Ryazan, Russia, 390000

The validity and evidentiary value of expert opinion

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Ovsyannikov I.V.

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Journal: Forensic Medical Expertise. 2019;62(6): 18‑22

DOI: 10.17116/sudmed20196206118

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Ovsyannikov IV. The validity and evidentiary value of expert opinion. Forensic Medical Expertise. 2019;62(6):18‑22. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/sudmed20196206118

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The author demonstrates that the description of the degree of validity of the knowledge drawn by the expert using the category «probability» is topical for a forensic examination. The necessity to distinguish between a supposition of the expert and a conclusion of a probabilistic nature made by the expert is proved on the example of a forensic medical examination. The analysis of categorical, probabilistic (probable), and conjectural conclusions of the expert and their evidentiary value in the legal procedures are presented.

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the validity of expert opinion

categorical conclusions

probabilistic conclusions

evidentiary value of the expert’s conclusion

reliable evidence

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Ovsyannikov I.V.

Scientific Research Division of the Research Center, Academy of Law and Management of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, Ryazan, Russia, 390000

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