Legal Opinion
State v. Alberico
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided August 30, 1993No. Nos. 20282, 20357PublishedCited by 197 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FROST, Justice.
In this opinion, we address the subject of the admissibility of expert opinion testimony regarding alleged victims of sexual abuse who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder. As a necessary sub-issue, we must also discuss in general the admissibility of scientific evidence by way of expert opinion testimony under our Rules of Evidence.
For almost three-quarters of a century, the admissibility of expert opinion testimony in American jurisprudence has been governed largely by the rule set out in Frye v. United States, 293 F. 1013 (D.C.Cir.1923), and that has been the…
2Cases cited78 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
- United States v. John W. DowningCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- State v. MiddletonOregon Supreme Court · 1983
- People v. TaylorNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
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3Cited by197 opinions
- Connecticut v. PorterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- State v. AlbericoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1993
- Christian v. GraySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2003
- State v. VarelaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1999
- State v. TorresNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1999
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