State v. King’s Empirical Analysis
2012
Citation profile
1 district · 16 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance v. United States · Granito v. United States · Oneida Motor Freight, Inc. v. United Jersey · Newland v. Georgia
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A leading treatise on evidence in North Carolina acknowledges that "there can be expert testimony upon practically any facet of human knowledge and experience." When making preliminary determinations on the admissibility of expert testimony, "trial courts are not bound by the rules of evidence." In reviewing trial court decisions relating to the admissibility of expert testimony evidence, this Court has long applied the deferential standard of abuse of discretion. Trial courts enjoy "wide latitude and discretion when making a determination about the admissibility of [expert] testimony." A trial court's admission of expert testimony " 'will not be reversed on appeal unless there is no evidence to support it.' " Thus, " 'the trial court is afforded wide discretion' in determining the admissibility of expert testimony and 'will be reversed only for an abuse of that discretion.' "”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent“'will not be reversed on appeal unless there is no evidence to support it.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent“THE COURT: ... The Court is going to make the following findings in regards to the objection of the State, both in the motion in limine and in the trial itself in regard to certain aspects of this witness'[s] Dr. James, testimony. The Court rules that Dr. Amy D. James'[s] testimony regarding the fight or flight response doctrine and the sympathetic nervous system and her opinion of the defendant's response based on that doctrine, or those doctrines, does not meet the standard of admissibility set forth in Rule 702(a) of the North Carolina Rules of Evidence. The Court determines that Dr. James'[s] testimony, to the extent that it would be considered scientific testimony or evidence, is not relevant or reliable. The Court determines that Dr. James'[s] testimony is not based upon sufficient facts or data, number one; number two, nor is the testimony the product of reliable principles and methods; and number three, nor has the witness applied the principles and method reliably to the facts of this case. The Court further find [sic] that the expert's proffered method of proof is not scientifically reliable as an area for expert testimony nor is the expert's testimony relevant in this case. The Court further finds that Dr. James-Dr. James'[s] testimony is not based on scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge that will assist the trier of fact, the jury here, to better understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue. The testimony does not meet the minimum stand”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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