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ER Doc May Testify on Bullet Trajectory, Says RI Supreme Court

By Peter Nordberg

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This past Wednesday, the Rhode Island Supreme Court upheld the admission of testimony from an ER physician on a bullet's angle of entry. See State v. Stone, No. 2006-24-C.A. (R.I. June 20, 2007).When lawyers and legal academics compile their little lists of states currently adhering to Daubert and Kumho Tire, Rhode Island is routinely included. That's eminently reasonable, for list-making purposes. The state's high court has made friendly noises, over the years, about both decisions.Wednesday's decision in Stone, however, mentions neither. Rather, it summarizes Rhode Island law on expert testimony as follows:The admission of expert testimony in Rhode Island is governed by Rule 702 of the Rhode Island Rules of Evidence which provides that "[i]f scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education, may testify thereto in the form of fact or opinion...continue to full post

Full post as published by Blog 702 on June 24, 2007 (boomark / email).