It's because he's personally invested in the case. He'd normally charge 500 dollars an hour for his time consulting for his expertise at his own admission but out of the goodness of his heart decided to spend hundreds of hours reviewing footage, preparing reports and meeting with the prosecutors.
What's a hyoid bone? What's bruising? You can strangle someone to death and leave absolutely no evidence behind. Star witness. Such medical truth.
"So will a lifetime of drug use, 90% occlusion of the arteries, COVID, and active drug use have any possible influence on a death involving the heart or lungs failing?"
"Of course not! I'll say anything, just give me back me Lucky Charms!"
Exactly. You don’t have to call him out for it to be effective. Once the jury realizes he won’t answer basic simple questions for the defense, they’ll assume bias.
I dunno. I suspect the jurors have already made up their minds, and this whole trial is just a formality.
