Legal Opinion
In Re: Amendments to the Florida Evidence Code
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided May 23, 2019No. SC19-107Published
1Opinion of the Court
Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC19-107 ____________ IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA EVIDENCE CODE. May 23, 2019 PER CURIAM. The Court, according to its exclusive rulemaking authority pursuant to article V, section 2(a) of the Florida Constitution, adopts chapter 2013-107, sections 1 and 2, Laws of Florida (Daubert amendments), which amended sections 90.702 (Testimony by experts) and 90.704 (Basis of opinion testimony by experts), Florida Statutes, of the Florida Evidence Code to replace the Frye 1 standard for admitting certain expert testimony with the Daubert2 standard, the…
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