Expert Witnesses and Child Abuse

Attorney Howard Snader • Phoenix Criminal Defense

Expert Witnesses • Computer Forensics • Child Abuse Allegations

The key to a successful defense against a charge of child abuse involves the use of qualified and credible experts. The two most important experts we employ in a sex crimes case are psychologists and experts in computer forensics. An attorney  also needs to be able to impeach the credibility of the state's experts. To learn more about a defense against a sex crime like child abuse, call an attorney of the Phoenix, Arizona, Law Offices of Howard A. Snader, LLC at (480) 588-5699. Howard Snader defends people throughout the cities of Mesa, Gilbert, Tempe, Scottsdale, Glendale, Peoria, Chandler, Casa Grande, Kingman, Prescott, Cottonwood, Flagstaff, Kingman, Avondale, Litchfield Park, Surprise, Yuma, Apache Junction, Goodyear, Holbrook, Florence, Payson, and Sedona.

As a Certified Criminal Law Specialist in the State of Arizona, Howard Snader employees some of the most qualified experts in:

• Computer Forensics: These experts determine when a computer file on your program was deleted, open, or viewed. This evidence is crucial during a defense against child pornography and child abuse.
   
• Psychology: A psychological sex risk assessment is used to determine sentencing and guilt during a sex crimes trial. It figures a person propensity and other mental factors contributing to the illegal behavior.

Questioning the State's Experts

As a former Maricopa County prosecutor, Howard Snader understands the tactics used by the state's experts in your case. The defense of your case requires the ability to poke holes in the prosecution's case. This means impeaching the credibility of a state's expert witness.

Through testimony about fact and opinion, an expert will explain complicated concepts and issues to the jury. Unlike other witnesses, experts can testify about their personal opinion in a case. While the state's experts may be qualified, they have their weaknesses. They may lack personal knowledge of the criminal defendant, they may not be credible, they may lack to the ability to talk in terms the jury understands, and other issues.

While not every case we try involves hiring our own witnesses, each case requires lawyer Snader to punch holes in the credibility of the state's case against your. To learn more about the defense against a sex crime, like child abuse, call the Law Offices of Howard A. Snader, LLC at (480) 588-5699. Contact us today about your case, and fill out the attached contact form.