Documentary explores town's polarization over transgender murder

Forensic psychologist key element in gay panic defense For 20 minutes, Brandon McInerney sat patiently behind Larry King in their junior hig...

'Digital lynch mob' assaults expert witness in televised murder trial

Imagine you are testifying in a high-profile murder case being live-streamed over the Internet. Suddenly, an angry mob swarms all over you. ...

Texas SVP jurors ignoring actuarial risk scores

Expert witness for defense makes a (small) difference , study finds The fiery debates surrounding the validity of actuarial tools to predic...

Jury Expert: Timely focus on false confessions

"Why on earth would anyone, anywhere, ever confess to a serious crime they did not commit? Especially something like murder? Seriously?...

Another one bites the dust: Hollow SVP prosecution no match for jurors' common sense

15 minutes. After a five-week trial, that's how long it took a jury in a rural Northern California county to decide that an openly gay m...