Pollen Expert Witness Presentation

There is no word minimum, but all questions must be answered from the writing assignment instructions. Please use APA format and cite all courses. ACTIVITY 5-2: POLLEN EXPERT WITNESS PRESENTATION Act 5-2 WKST: WRITING ASSIGNMENT Directions: Research what qualifies someone as an expert witness in pollen identification and then either complete an essay or prepare a PowerPoint presentation. Part A: Your research into the qualifications of an expert witness should prepare you to do the following: 1. Introduce yourself and list your credentials as an expert witness in pollen. (Your introduction should include what qualifies someone as an expert in pollen identification.) 2. Educate the jurors about pollen. a. What is pollen? b. Where is it produced? c. What does it look like? d. How big is pollen? e. When is it produced? f. What is its function? g. How is pollen transferred? h. How does pollen differ from plant to plant? 3. Background information about marijuana pollen a. Describe the structure of marijuana pollen when viewed under the microscope. b. Describe how to prepare a microscope slide of marijuana pollen. 4. Pollen and crime-solving background a. Review Locard’s Principle of Exchange. b. How can pollenlink a person or object to a crime scene? 5. Pollen evidence and this case a. What is the evidence that marijuana pollen was collected from this apartment? b. Describe where in the room the marijuana pollen evidence was obtained. c. Describe when and how the evidence was collected, labeled, documented, and stored. d. Describe how this pollen evidence was examined and verified to be marijuana. e. Discuss the reliability of the evidence. 6. Conclusion: Based on the evidence observed and your expertise, can you testify that evidence collected from this apartment at the time of the search was indeed marijuana pollen?