Harvin v. State

Tyrone Harvin v. State of Maryland, No. 1951, September Term, 2022. Opinion by Ripken, J. EXPERT WITNESSES – ADMISSIBILITY OF EXPERT TESTIMONY – MARYLAND RULE 5–702 – ABUSE OF DISCRETION Under Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,

509 U.S. 579

(1993) and Rochkind v. Stevenson,

471 Md. 1

(2020), whether expert testimony is admissible is not a determination of whether the proposed testimony is correct or incorrect; rather, the question is whether the testimony meets a minimum threshold of reliability. EXPERT WITNESSES – ADMISSIBILITY OF EXPERT TESTIMONY – MARYLAND RULE 5–702 – ABUSE OF…