Expert Testimony

Question 1

Expert testimony is admissible if:

Answer 1

*subject matter is scientific, technical or other specialized knowledge would help the trier of fact understand the evidence or determine fact

Question 2

Expert testimony must be:

Answer 2

(1) relevant
(2) methodology underlying the opinion must be reliable

Question 3

Expert testimony opinion

Answer 3

MAY be based on facts not personally known to them but supplied outside the courtroom. They don’t need to be introduced as evidence