Wilson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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11 state decisions

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1. “The State called Sprint employee Danko as the custodian of Wilson’s cellular phone records to lay the appropriate predicate under the business records exception to the hearsay rule. Tex.R. Evid. 803(6). The records were admitted, but in addition to being the custodian of the records, the State also sought Danko’s opinions as an expert regarding the interpretation of those records based on her training and experience. Danko explained that the signal from a cellular phone is transmitted from cellular towers, usually transmitting from the tower closest to the person placing the phone call. If the individual is moving, the signal may be pulled from a different tower. The phone records denote the first tower accessed when the call began and the last tower utilized when the call ended. Each tower has a general range of up to three miles, with three different sectors showing the direction of the call. Danko explained that the location of the cellular towers and Wilson’s cellular phone records reflect a map of Wilson’s movements Danko’s training and experience allowed her to understand and interpret the computer generated records. The trial court determined Danko possessed “specialized knowledge which the court believes could or would assist the trier of facts to understand something that is in issue and ... her skill, experience, training and knowledge,” would provide assistance to the jury on the point at issue. It is reasonable to conclude, given Danko’s background, that her expla”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 191 Md. App. 319 - Wilder v. State