30 So. 3d 320 - Abernathy v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2010
Citation profile
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 895 So. 2d 836 - Bush v. State · Heidel v. State · 863 So. 2d 31 - Mississippi Transp. Comm'n v. McLemore · 737 So. 2d 322 - Puckett v. State
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“[t]he trial judge determines whether the testimony rests on a reliable foundation and is relevant in a particular case[,]” explaining that “[t]here must be a valid scientific connection to the pertinent inquiry as a precondition to admissibility.” Id. The McLemore court also stated that”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
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