The Florida legislature has adopted a new standard for the admission of expert witness testimony in Florida criminal and civil cases. \u00a0In the past, Florida courts have used the Frye<\/em> standard which allowed an expert to testify if the expert opinion was based on a scientific technique that is generally accepted as reliable in the relevant scientific community. \u00a0The Frye “generally accepted” standard is being replaced by the “Daubert” standard which comes from the United States Supreme Court case Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals<\/em>, 509 U.S. 579 (1993).<\/p>\n The Daubert<\/em> rule has been codified in Federal Rule 702 “TESTIMONY BY EXPERT WITNESSES” which states:<\/p>\n A witness who is qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education may testify in the form of an opinion or otherwise if: The Florida legislature has adopted a new standard for the admission of expert witness testimony in Florida criminal and civil cases. \u00a0In the past, Florida courts have used the Frye standard which allowed an expert to testify if the expert…<\/span><\/p>\n
\n(a) the expert\u2019s scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will help the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"