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Can’t the defense get a depo from Crosby in any event?
Crosby is being offered as the rebuttal witness against defense expert witness Dr. Russell. The CW claims Crosby took measurements of Chloe's dog teeth and claws, and the measurements will show the marks on JOK's arm are too far apart. Some believe the Court denied the defense's request for a hearing to challenge Crosby's expertise and methodology as not to delay the trial but had no problem giving the prosecution two days to challenge the qualifications of the defense expert witness Dr. Russell. JMO
The expert, James Crosby, “is an expert in dog-bite wounds; there is an appropriate basis for his opinion in the record; and the proposed testimony, principles and methods employed are reliable,” Judge Beverly Cannone wrote in a brief order published Thursday afternoon. The objection by Read and her defense goes to “the weight of the evidence, not its admissibility,” Cannone wrote.
Crosby, a retired police lieutenant who worked in the Jacksonville, Fla. Sherriff’s Office, will be called by prosecutors to offer rebuttal testimony to defense expert Dr. Marie Russell.

Judge allows prosecution dog bite expert to testify at 2nd Karen Read trial
The expert will testify the injuries to the right arm of Read's boyfriend, Boston Police officer John O'Keefe, did not come from a dog attack.