Expert Evidence

The thesis called "Expert proofs" deals with one of the types of proper evidence which is applied in cases when an expert report is necessary to clarify facts important for criminal trial proceedings. Thesis is divided into 5 basic chapters. The first chapter is introductory and talks about some of the general problems of expert laws - evaluation of the current legal regulations of expert's function - expert law and expert ordinance, especially from the point of view of the changes that these legal regulations have undergone as well as the forthcoming changes in the form of updating of the current law and preparation of a brand new law. It also talks about definition of an expert, especially the difference between a witness and a consultant, then briefly about their rights and duties in the criminal trial proceedings in general. The second chapter deals with the presence of an expert explicitly in criminal trial proceedings and is divided into three parts. The first one provides basic information about admitting an expert and its form. The second one concerns the definition of an expert's assignment and the third one concerns preparation of an expert report, in which the expert familiarizes themselves with the criminal case. The third chapter deals with the actual output of an expert's investigation, its..