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Marks v. State’s Empirical Analysis

2008

Citation profile

22
cited by 22 later decisions
1
states following
May 2025
most recently cited

20 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on Wicks v. State · Anderson v. State · Carton v. Missouri Pacific Railroad · Smith v. State · McFerrin v. State

Most-quoted passages

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  1. “[i]n Carton v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., 803 Ark. 568 , 798 S.W.2d 674 (1990), we set out a three-prong test for determining admissibility under Rule 701. First, the testimony must pass the “personal knowledge” test of Rule 602. Id. Second, it must be rationally based, that is, the opinion must be one that a normal person would form on the basis of the facts observed. Id. Finally, the opinion must meet the “helpful” test. Id.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage

How this case has been treated — in progress

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