Legal Opinion
Fleming v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided August 4, 2010No. 899, September Term, 2008PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRaker, J.
In this criminal case, appellant Monti Mantrice Fleming appeals his conviction for murder in the first degree. He raises three issues for our consideration:
“I. Did the lower court err by using the Frye-Reed test to prohibit Fleming from cross-examining the State’s toolmark examiners about another method of tool-mark identification that they chose not to use?
II. Did the lower court err by admitting expert opinions based on a fundamental assumption and methodology that the scientific community does not generally accept as rehable?
III. Did the lower court abuse its discretion by denying…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- Dorsey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- United States v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007
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