Rhomer v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “subject to Kelly evaluation. However, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the evidence, because counsel failed to effectively elicit and argue why Doyle's opinion was unreliable. Because the trial court did not abuse its discretion under these circumstances, I concur in the result. APPENDIX A -------- We do not endorse the lower court's holding that Doyle's testimony was reliable”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rhomer v. State

2. “[t]he appropriate questions are: (1) whether the field of expertise is a legitimate one, (2) whether the subject matter of the expert's testimony is within the scope of that field, and (3) whether the expert's testimony properly relies upon and/or utilizes the principles involved in the field.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rhomer v. State

3. “[w]hen addressing fields of study aside from the hard sciences, such as the social sciences or fields that are based primarily upon experience and training as opposed to the scientific method.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rhomer v. State