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evidential force principle in Florida

11 Florida opinions name it 2 courts 1983–2013 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Florida courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (1)

CaseFollowedCited
Frye v. United Statesred
cadc · 1923 · cited in 11 Florida opinions naming this issue, 1983–2013
2 sentences

2001Somewhere in this twilight zone the evidential force of the principle must be recognized, and while courts will go a long way in admitting expert testimony deduced from a well-recognized scientific principle or discovery, the thing from which the deduction is made must be sufficiently established to have gained general acceptance in the particular field in which it belongs. 293 F. at 1014 .

1995Somewhere in this twilight zone the evidential force of the principle must be recognized, and while courts will go a long way in admitting expert testimony deduced from a well-recognized scientific principle or discovery, the thing from which the deduction is made must be sufficiently established to have gained general acceptance in the particular field in which it belongs. 293 F. at 1014 (emphasis supplied).

611

Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Florida. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Statutes the citing opinions construe

FL § 90.702 (9) FL § 90.403 (7) FL § 90.401 (4) FL § 90.402 (4)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

PA 35 (1977–2023) IL 33 (1979–2007) CA 16 (1957–2026) NY 12 (1988–2018) FL 11 (1983–2013) AL 8 (1980–2012) TX 7 (1973–1998) MD 7 (1977–2018) MO 7 (1972–2000) CT 6 (1986–1995) DC 5 (1979–2016) AZ 5 (1962–2006) WA 5 (1984–2013) CO 4 (1981–1999) AK 3 (1986–1997) NJ 3 (1978–2020) WV 3 (1989–2002) LA 3 (1981–1995) MA 3 (1978–1986) RI 3 (1985–1999) MS 3 (1994–1998) MI 3 (1949–2014) MN 2 (1971–1989) NM 2 (1993–1993) GA 2 (1981–2025)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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