90.702

Testimony by experts.

Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section FL-LEGleg.state.fl.us JustiaFla. Statutes CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar
90.702 Testimony by experts.If scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact in understanding the evidence or in determining a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education may testify about it in the form of an opinion or otherwise, if:
(1) The testimony is based upon sufficient facts or data;
(2) The testimony is the product of reliable principles and methods; and
(3) The witness has applied the principles and methods reliably to the facts of the case.
History.s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 22, ch. 78-361; s. 1, ch. 78-379; s. 1, ch. 2013-107.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 290 cases (44 in the last 5 years), 1980–2026 · leading case: Richard DeLisle v. Crane Co.
Richard DeLisle v. Crane Co. (2018) fla · cites it 38× “§ 90.702, Fla. Stat. (as amended by ch. 2013-107, § 1, Laws of Fla.”
Megan E. Baan, as the Personal etc. v. Columbia County (2015) fladistctapp · cites it 26× “§ 90.702, Fla. Stat. (2014). By amending section 90.”
L.L. v. State (2016) fladistctapp · cites it 8× “As amended, Section 90.702, Florida Statutes, reads as follows: 90.”
McMullen v. State (1998) fla · cites it 12× “Under our evidence code, § 90.702, Fla. Stat. (1997), the trial judge, in considering the admissibility of this type of evidence, must evaluate whether the evidence will assist the trier of fact in understanding the evidence or in determining a fact in issue.”
Simmons v. State (2006) fla · cites it 5× “Section 90.702, Florida Statutes (2005), titled "Testimony by experts," provides: If scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of *1125 fact in understanding the evidence or in determining a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by…”
R.C. v. State (2016) fladistctapp · cites it 16× “’s book bag as marijuana and drug paraphernalia because the State failed to satisfy the recently adopted Daubert 1 standard for the admissibility of expert testimony as stated in section 90.702, Florida Statutes (2014) (codifying Dmbert).”
Simona Bunin v. Matrixx Initiatives, Inc., etc. (2016) fladistctapp · cites it 8× “The defendants moved to exclude the opinion of the plaintiffs causation expert, based on the recent change to section 90.702, Florida Statutes (2013), which now requires trial courts to apply the standard of Daubert v.”
Giaimo v. Florida Autosport, Inc. (2014) fladistctapp · cites it 9× “§ 90.702, Fla. Stat. The Legislature’s adoption of the Daubert standard reflected its intent to prohibit “pure opinion testimony, as provided in Marsh v.”
Kruse v. State (1986) fladistctapp · cites it 7× “Section 90.702 contains three requirements: (1) that the opinion evidence be helpful to the trier of fact; (2) that the witness be qualified as an expert; and (3) that the opinion evidence can be applied to evidence offered at trial.”
Justin Ryan McMillian v. State of Florida (2017) fla · cites it 8× “” See § 90.702, Fla. Stat. Accordingly, Wolcott’s testimony was - 21 - properly admitted, and trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to raise a meritless objection.”
Pagan v. State (2002) fla · cites it 2× “Section 90.702, Florida Statutes (1995), provides: If scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact in understanding the evidence or in determining a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training,…”
Lynch v. State (2009) fla · cites it 4× “Under section 90.702, Florida Statutes, expert testimony is admissible only where "specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact in understanding the evidence or in determining *82 a fact in issue.”
— 90.702(1) — 1 case
— 90.702(2) — 3 cases
Megan E. Baan, as the Personal etc. v. Columbia County (2015) fladistctapp “§ 90.702, Fla. Stat. (2014). By amending section 90.”
— 90.702(3) — 2 cases
Jones v. State (2015) fladistctapp
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.

This Florida statute resource is curated by Florida Bar member Graham W. Syfert, a Jacksonville, Florida criminal defense attorney (Florida Bar No. 39104). For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.