Autographalert.com ????

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by tinkereversandme

Autographalerttruth.com is a nice compliment to Autograph Alert. And there is another site called www.autographdealernews.com that talks about Koschal as well.

My favorite was the Mastro deposition (November 2009 link) where Koschal is noted as not having steady income, hasn't been used as an authenticator for three years and is not qualified to render an opinion by the court of law. That's the short version. And Mike Frost got some Mante's authenticated by Frangipani.

So I guess what happens is that Koschal attacks you and you start a site attacking him. It's all kind of fun to read.

Cheers,

Larry

In the Mastro-Daniels case, referred to above as the Mastro deposition, basically the judge said that only scientifically trained individuals could render opinions in Indiana courts about authenticating autographs. According to his ruling PSA, JSA, Koschal, myself and others of similar training would not qualify to render opinions in courts in Indiana. This ruling applies to courts only located in Indiana.
I think the hobby holds a different view of the non-scientifically trained authenticators.
PSA's attorney did get the judge to dismiss Daniels' suit against them, but that had nothing to do with authentication.

[drc]

Often, a court simply won't accept as expert autograph witness a dealer. It's not a comment on the dealer's abilities, but the judge's rules for picking. Few judges are autograph experts themselves and have no idea which reseller is knowledgeable and which is not, so have to rely on strict formal guidelines. Some judges are suspect of the entire forensic handwriting area and won't accept anyone as an autograph expert. So a judge not picking someone as an expert sometimes is neither here nor there beyond the courtroom. If an Indianapolis Judge's rule is a toxicology expert witness has to be certified in Indiana, that doesn't mean toxocologists from Minnesota and Florida don't know what they are talking about, and the judge herself may say that's not what the rule implies.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by drc

Often, a court simply won't accept as expert autograph witness a dealer. It's not a comment on the dealer's abilities, but the judge's rules for picking. Few judges are autograph experts themselves and have no idea which reseller is knowledgeable and which is not, so have to rely on strict formal guidelines. Some judges are suspect of the entire forensic handwriting area and won't accept anyone as an autograph expert. So a judge not picking someone as an expert sometimes is neither here nor there beyond the courtroom. If an Indianapolis Judge's rule is a toxicology expert witness has to be certified in Indiana, that doesn't mean toxocologists from Minnesota and Florida don't know what they are talking about, and the judge herself may say that's not what the rule implies.

I testified for the prosecution in the case of the notorious Danny Dubcek.
The police, with me along with them on their raid, had a search warrant for his store in Nassau County, NY. I went through his entire store inventory and only saw one legitimately signed item in the entire store.
When I testified in court, the prosecutor asked me about my qualifications and experience. The judge then declared me an expert witness.
Maybe NY judges are wiser than those in Indiana.
Dubcek pled guilty and received a short jail sentence.

[drc]

double post

[drc]

If the prosecutor picked you and the judge okayed you, that says you were a court approved expert in New York.

[Rich Klein]

And he was blaming others for trying to stop his humanitarian efforts to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake. I read through his post for help and if I were going to help his "friends" I'd ask for THEIR direct email, address, etc.

If I send Koschal a payment; I can't write that off on my taxes. If I send to the legit group helping Haiti; then I can write that off on my taxes. So I agree with those who complained about SK's post; if you really want to help; find a group such as the Red Cross and donate directly to them.

Regards
Rich