The Power of a Good Lawyer and Lying Defense Witnesses

Courts are more and more distinguishing between mere opinions and clear, demonstrative evidence; between honest and competent witnesses and dishonest and incompetent fakers and pretenders, but the facts alone, even in good cases, do not often prove themselves, especially against bold perjury and resourceful advocacy.

Albert S. Osborn, Questioned Documents, 1910. Albert S. Osborn is considered the father of modern forensic document examination.