Originally Posted by
Bostondevil
What that guy did was egregious. Many innocent people went to jail because of him. I watched The Staircase, I'm not convinced Peterson is guilty. Deaver's involvement in the case certainly muddies the waters and when the waters are that muddy, there is reasonable doubt.
Also, the statistician's hat, if someone testifies in court all the time as an expert witness for the prosecution and never, ever, ever comes back with "your premise of the case is wrong", that person is not expert witness, they're a hack paid by the state to get convictions. If I am ever on a jury and it is established that an expert witness has made testifying for the prosecution a side hustle, I will discount every single word they say.