40 Va. App. 312 - Mohajer v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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7 state decisions

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1. “[W]hether a witness is qualified to render an expert opinion is a question submitted to the sound discretion of the trial court.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 47 Va. App. 338 - Molina v. Commonwealth · 60 Va. App. 462 - Cecelia Leigh Burnette v. Commonwealth of Virginia

2. “"[W]hether a witness is qualified to render an expert opinion is a question submitted to the sound discretion of the trial court." Combs v. Norfolk and Western Ry. Co., 256 Va. 490, 496 , 507 S.E.2d 355, 358 (1998). Nevertheless, "[t]he record must show that the proffered expert witness has sufficient knowledge, skill, or experience to render [him] competent to testify as an expert on the subject matter of the inquiry." Id.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 47 Va. App. 338 - Molina v. Commonwealth

3. “substitute our judgment for that of the trier of fact,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 41 Va. App. 658 - Crowder v. Commonwealth