Lay opinion testimony is tolerated because, frankly, it is hard to find the line between fact and opinion ("she is tall," "they appeared drunk," "the car was way over the speed limit") and because lay ...

Appeals attorneys for the teen serving a life sentence for fatally shooting four students at Oxford High School have filed a motion with an Oakland Circuit judge, asking him to consider input from lay ...

Surveillance technology has become a staple in criminal trials; with increasing frequency, prosecutors are offering surveillance video recordings as part of their evidence-in-chief. Many of these ...

Beginning Feb. 2, 2026, the NYS Workers’ Compensation Board will require all claimants and lay witnesses testifying in virtual hearings to appear on video with their faces fully visible on screen. If ...