State v. Matthews

State of Maryland v. Kirk Matthews, No. 15, September Term, 2021. Opinion by Biran, J. EXPERT WITNESSES – ADMISSIBILITY OF EXPERT TESTIMONY – MARYLAND RULES 5-702 AND 5-403 – REVIEW FOR ABUSE OF DISCRETION The Court of Appeals held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by admitting testimony of the State’s photogrammetry expert witness. At the hearing on the defendant’s motion to exclude the expert testimony, the expert opined that a person shown carrying a shotgun in an image captured by a video camera was approximately 5’8” plus or minus two-thirds of an inch. The expert…