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The Silent Expert

Dr. Menkes is Professor of Psychological Medicine, Academic Unit, Wales College of Medicine, Wrexham, Wales, UK. Address correspondence to: David B. Menkes, MD, PhD, Wales College of Medicine, Technology Park, Wrexham LL13 7YP, UK. E-mail: menkes{at}doctors.org.uk

Following a telephonic deposition, the author discovered that a psychiatrist expert witness for the other side had electronically eavesdropped on the entire six-hour proceedings. Under cross-examination the expert admitted eavesdropping on instruction of state's attorneys, and directing their deposition of the author, but denied wrongdoing. The ethical implications of such deceptive behavior and its rationalization are discussed.

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