The state’s chief expert witness was unacquainted with readily available evidence undermining the profile
Evidence
J.P. did not seem to be aware of the British cases, of the news reports that the FBI acknowledges that it does not know of any sleeper cells, and of the problems that arise with ‘Jane’s information service,’ a website on which the Canadian Border Service Agency relies in the preparation of its reports on refoulement. Mahjoub’s lawyer also raised the issue that J.P. took a course on Islamic terrorism that was coordinated by the Egyptian government. There is just enough showing through these points to suggest that Mahjoub’s profile as a high-ranking member of Al Jihad is not something that survives even a cursory questioning on the stand. J.P. does not appear to be a particularly well-informed expert, and if we are to believe that secret evidence would make clear that the Service’s allegations are borne out, his limited knowledge of public information limits our trust. — Sherene Razack, Casting Out, 131
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Absence of evidence counts as evidence only when a competent, resourced search was conducted — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1079; Knowledge’s provisionality obligates claimants to unknown truths to provide evidence. — Holm Gero Hümmler, Ulrike Schiesser, Fact and Prejudice: How to Communicate…, 783; Contradictory explanations reveal prosecution’s lack of transparency. — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 2377
Broader Connections
- Absence of evidence counts as evidence only when a competent, resourced search was conducted
#expands(0.80) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1079 - Knowledge’s provisionality obligates claimants to unknown truths to provide evidence.
#corroborates(0.75) — Holm Gero Hümmler, Ulrike Schiesser, Fact and Prejudice, 783 - Contradictory explanations reveal prosecution’s lack of transparency.
#complicates(0.70) — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 2377