178 N.C. App. 351 - State v. Blankenship’s Empirical Analysis

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20 state decisions

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1. “(a) Upon motion of the defendant, the court must order the State to: (2) Give notice to the defendant of any expert witnesses that the State reasonably expects to call as a witness at trial. Each such witness shall prepare, and the State shall furnish to the defendant, a report of the results of any examinations or tests conducted by the expert. The State shall also furnish to the defendant the expert’s curriculum vitae, the expert’s opinion, and the underlying basis for that opinion. The State shall give the notice and furnish the materials required by this subsection within a reasonable time prior to trial, as specified by the court.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 250 N.C. App. 731 - State v. Mendoza · 219 N.C. App. 417 - State v. AGUILAR-OCAMPO

2. “Although the trial court permitted Agent Razzo to testify as a so-called lay witness, we hold that he in fact qualified as, and testified as, an expert witness. The jury was permitted to hear testimony about his extensive training and experience in the process of manufacturing methamphetamine and clandestine laboratory investigations, along with his specialized knowledge of the manufacturing process of methamphetamine. Also, the State specifically tendered Agent Razzo as an expert witness, and the trial court failed to take any action to remedy the State’s attempt to tender Agent Razzo as an expert. We hold that based on the presentation of evidence concerning Agent Razzo’s extensive training and experience, he was “better qualified than the jury as to the subject at hand,” and he testified as an expert witness.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 186 N.C. App. 267 - State v. Hall · 203 N.C. App. 399 - State v. Armstrong

3. “fail[ing] to provide any notice whatsoever to [the] defendant that it would be calling any law enforcement officer or expert to testify concerning the process of manufacturing methamphetamine.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 250 N.C. App. 731 - State v. Mendoza