State v. Stringer

This is the first case in which this court has squarely faced the important question whether “accident reconstruction” by opinion testimony of expert witnesses should be admissible in Oregon and, if so, the conditions under which such testimony should be admitted. In recognition of the importance of this case, both the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) and the Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (OADC) were requested by this court to submit briefs as amicus curiae.

I do not disagree with the holding by the majority that the exclusion of such opinion testimony is not necessarily…