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Expert Testimony, Hallmark v. Eldridge Revisited
Posted by Mario on Feb 3, 2010 in Expert testimony
In Higgs v. State, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. 1 (2010), the Nevada Supreme Court revisited the issue of admissibility of expert testimony and clarified an inconsistency (real or perceived) in its prior ruling on the topic: Hallmark v. Eldridge, 189 P.3d 646 (Nev. 2008).
A couple of things are clear after Higgs:
1. Nevada only looks [...]
Expert Testimony
Posted by Mario on Aug 17, 2009 in Expert testimony, Trial
In 2008, the Nevada Supreme Court, in Hallmark v. Eldridge, 189 P.3d 646 (Nev. 2008) clarified the status of Nevada law relative to the admissibility of expert testimony. In Hallmark, the court began by stating, “The statute governing the admissibility of expert testimony in Nevada district courts is NRS 50.275…” Id. at 650.
If [...]