Section 1.7 Expert Witness Comments on the Credibility of Other Witnesses

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2. (§1.7) Expert Witness Comments on the Credibility of Other Witnesses

Expert testimony directly relating to the truthfulness or credibility of another witness is generally inadmissible because it invades the province of the jury to weigh the evidence and the credibility of witnesses. State v. Link, 25 S.W.3d 136, 143 (Mo. banc 2000); State v. Middleton, 998 S.W.2d 520, 527 (Mo. banc 1999); State v. Cochran, 365 S.W.3d 628, 634 (Mo. App. W.D. 2012). See also:

· State v. Churchill, 98 S.W.3d 536, 538–39 (Mo. banc 2003) (“expert witnesses should not be allowed to give their opinion as to...