Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 1643
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 1643
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
§ 1643. Expert witness
An expert witness may be asked to state his or her opinion based on the witness’ personal observation, or on evidence introduced at the trial and seen or heard by the witness, or on his or her technical knowledge of the subject, without first specifying hypothetically in the question the data on which this opinion is based. On direct or cross-examination, such expert witness may be required to specify the data on which his or her opinion is based.