Legal Opinion
State v. Tolliver
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided December 10, 2004No. S-03-1300PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.
NATURE OF CASE
Timothy F. Tolliver appeals from his conviction for manslaughter. He was sentenced to 16 to 20 years’ imprisonment.
SCOPE OF REVIEW
A trial court’s ruling in receiving or excluding an expert’s testimony which is otherwise relevant will be reversed only when there has been an abuse of discretion. Carlson v. Okerstrom, 267 Neb. 397, 675 N.W.2d 89 (2004).
A trial court’s determination of the admissibility of physical evidence will not ordinarily be overturned except for an abuse of discretion. State v. Mather, 264 Neb. 182, 646 N.W.2d 605 (2002).
FACTS
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2Cases cited21 opinions
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- Schafersman v. Agland Coop.Nebraska Supreme Court · 2001
- State v. JacksonNebraska Supreme Court · 1998
- Carlson v. OkerstromNebraska Supreme Court · 2004
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3Cited by13 opinions
- State v. GalesNebraska Court of Appeals · 2005
- State v. SmithNebraska Supreme Court · 2016
- State v. GutierrezNebraska Supreme Court · 2007
- State v. HendersonNebraska Supreme Court · 2014
- State v. MasonNebraska Supreme Court · 2006
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