District Of Columbia Appeals Court Adopts Rule 702 For Expert Testimony Admissibility Test

(October 24, 2016, 2:28 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The District of Columbia Court of Appeals on Oct. 20 adopted the standards embodied in Federal Rule of Evidence 702 over its previous use of the test set forth in Dyas v. United States (376 A.2d 827 [D.C. 1977]) and Frye v. United States (293 F. 1013 [D.C. Cir. 1923]) to govern the admissibility of expert testimony (Motorola Inc., et al. v. Michael Patrick Murray, et al., No. 14-1350, D.C. App.; 2016 D.C. App. LEXIS 382)....

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