Episode 5: The Sanchez Problem

<p>There’s one kind of expert whose role is enshrined in law: that of the expert witness, who’s called on to bolster one side of a case. But courtrooms are not great places for nuance. Overconfident expert testimony has been linked to countless wrongful convictions, especially in gang-related cases. Michael speaks with a new kind of expert witness: former gang members who struggle to counteract the testimony of police.<br><br>If you’d like to keep up with the most recent news from this and other Pushkin podcasts be sure to sign up for our email list at Pus...