A qualified expert witness can be compensated (paid) _[blank]_.
Which option correctly completes the sentence?
a reasonable amount
any amount decided by the jury
time and a half
whatever they want
It's not C I already tried that. Is it B?
the correct answer was A
A reasonable amount
so is it D?
it was wrong
Expert witnesses are chosen by either the prosecution or the defense law teams, not by juries (which are made up of private citizens). Law firms, county attorney's offices, or ?? hire such witnesses long before a jury hears them testify! Who decides how much such witnesses are paid?
Aha! I wonder who decides what's reasonable!! The witness or the law firm/agency!
Probably D, yes.
If the expert asks too much, he/she won't get hired!