Legal Opinion
In the Interest of S.E.W.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 19, 2005No. 05-03-01175-CVPublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by Justice MOSELEY.
In this termination of parental rights case, the primary issues are whether an expert witness was qualified to give an opinion as to the results of drug testing of hair samples and whether the opinion was reliable where the expert did not conduct the test or know which of several available tests the laboratory used. Although we conclude the evidence is legally sufficient to support the judgment, we conclude the trial court abused its discretion in admitting the expert’s opinion and the error probably caused the rendition of an improper judgment. We reverse…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. HavnerTexas Supreme Court · 1997
- In the Interest of J.F.C.Texas Supreme Court · 2002
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3Cited by32 opinions
- in the Interest of S.N., a Child, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2008
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- Twin City Fire Insurance Co. v. Vega-Garcia, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2007
- Landerman v. State Bar of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2008
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