▁evidence . ▁At ▁appeal , ▁High ▁Court ▁judge ▁Mr . ▁Justice ▁Collins ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁sever ity ▁of ▁his ▁pun ishment ▁" appro aches ▁the ▁ir r ational " ▁and ▁set ▁it ▁aside . ▁ ▁Collins ' s ▁judgment ▁ra ises ▁important ▁points ▁concerning ▁the ▁li ability ▁of ▁expert ▁witness es   – ▁his ▁view ▁is ▁that ▁refer ral ▁to ▁the ▁G MC ▁by ▁the ▁losing ▁side ▁is ▁an ▁un accept able ▁threat ▁and ▁that ▁only ▁the ▁Court ▁should ▁decide ▁whether ▁its ▁witness es ▁are ▁seriously ▁def ic ient ▁and ▁refer ▁them ▁to ▁their ▁professional ▁bodies . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁controvers y ▁surrounding ▁expert ▁witness es , ▁an ▁article ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁for ens ic ▁literature ▁that ▁detailed ▁legal ▁cases ▁involving ▁controvers y ▁surrounding ▁the ▁murder ▁suspect . ▁The ▁article ▁provides ▁a ▁brief ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁research ▁and ▁criminal ▁cases ▁involving ▁M unch aus en ▁synd rome ▁by ▁proxy ▁in ▁which ▁psych op ath ic ▁moth ers ▁and ▁care g ivers ▁were ▁the ▁murder ers . ▁It ▁also ▁briefly ▁describes ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁gather ing ▁behavior al ▁data , ▁including ▁observations ▁of ▁the ▁parents ▁who ▁commit ▁the ▁criminal ▁acts . ▁The ▁article ▁references ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁work ▁of ▁South all , ▁Pl unk ett , ▁B anks , ▁F alk ov , ▁and ▁Sam u els , ▁in ▁which ▁cover t ▁video ▁record ers ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁monitor ▁the ▁hospital ▁rooms ▁of ▁sus pected ▁F DI A ▁vict ims . ▁In ▁ 3 0 ▁out ▁of ▁ 3