ABSTRACT
My first venture into the world of expert-witness testifying came in the criminal courts. The U.S. Navy sent me to pharmacy school, and I continued as a manufacturing and dispensing pharmacist for them for about two-anda-half years after completing my education. This supplied me with a solid grounding in toxicology and clinical drugs, which seemed like a natural entry to serving as an expert both in clinical overdose and drug abuse. Once I became known to the criminal defense bar I was asked to branch out into a number of other areas where physical evidence was involved. Many of these cases are discussed in greater detail in Chapter 15.
