{"id":955,"date":"2016-09-01T05:36:25","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T09:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.massachusettscriminaldefenselawyerblog.com\/?p=955"},"modified":"2016-09-01T05:36:25","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T09:36:25","slug":"motor-vehicle-homicide-conviction-overturned-expert-testimony-merely-opinion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/motor-vehicle-homicide-conviction-overturned-expert-testimony-merely-opinion\/","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Homicide Conviction overturned: Expert Testimony or Merely an Opinion?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">\u00a0 Expert testimony is critical in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/motor-vehicle-homicide.html\">Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Homicide prosecution<\/a>. \u00a0The issue of whether this testimony is admissible came up in the trial of Commonwealth v. Guinean, which was recently decided by the Massachusetts Court of Appeals.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2010, the defendant was found guilty of both OUI and motor vehicle homicide. \u00a0On appeal, the defense lawyer claimed that a Superior Court judge abused his discretion in admitting expert testimony introduced by the Commonwealth. The expert testimony was in relation to the computer-assisted power steering mechanism within the defendant\u2019s motor vehicle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conviction Overturned because Expert Testimony was Improperly Admitted<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/motor-vehicle-homicide-conviction-overturned-expert-testimony-merely-opinion\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Homicide Conviction overturned: Expert Testimony or Merely an Opinion?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Expert testimony is critical in a Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Homicide prosecution. \u00a0The issue of whether this testimony is admissible came up in the trial of Commonwealth v. Guinean, which was recently decided by the Massachusetts Court of Appeals. 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