eLaws of Florida

  SECTION 90.702. Testimony by experts.  


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  • 1If scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact in understanding the evidence or in determining a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education may testify about it in the form of an opinion or otherwise, if:
    51(1) 52The testimony is based upon sufficient facts or data;
    61(2) 62The testimony is the product of reliable principles and methods; and
    73(3) 74The witness has applied the principles and methods reliably to the facts of the case.
History.-s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 22, ch. 78-361; s. 1, ch. 78-379; s. 1, ch. 2013-107.

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