State v. Quintana

*169MEMORANDUM DECISION

BENCH, Associate Presiding Judge:

1 Raymond Michael Quintana appeals his convictions for burglary, see Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-202 (2008), and theft, see Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-404 (2008).

T2 Quintana first argues that fingerprint evidence is inherently unreliable and thus inadmissible under rule 702 of the Utah Rules of Evidence. We review a trial court's decision to admit expert evidence under an abuse of discretion standard. See State v. Schultz, 2002 UT App 366, ¶ 18, 58 P.3d 879.

T3 Rule 702 provides that "[1lf scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will…