Sunday, March 25, 2007

Mississippi High Court Upholds Fire Inspector's Testimony

The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld the admissibility of a fire inspector's testimony, in a criminal case where the defendant was convicted of pouring rubbing alcohol on his girlfriend and setting her ablaze. We are unsurprised. See Taylor v. State, 2004-KA-02384-SCT (Miss. Mar. 22, 2007).

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Fed. R. Evid. 702: If 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 an opinion or otherwise, if (1) the testimony is based upon sufficient facts or data, (2) the testimony is the product of reliable principles and methods, and (3) the witness has applied the principles and methods reliably to the facts of the case.