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· 7/1/1881

Fairbank v. Hughson

Citations

  • 58 Cal. 314
  • 1881 Cal. LEXIS 214

Syllabus

<p>Expert—Evidence.—Whether one offered as an expert is qualified to speak as such is a fact preliminary to his testifying to be determined by the Court at the trial, and it is error to refer it to the jury.</p>

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • reversing Royal v. State, 155 Ga. App. 691 (272 SE2d 556) (1980)
  • reversing Royal v. State, 155 Ga. App. 691 (272 SE2d 556) (1980)
  • “[w]here a defendant raises an affirmative defense and testifies to the same, the burden is on the State to disprove the defense beyond a reasonable doubt”
  • defendant’s Brady motion sought disclosure of informant’s identity

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Judges: McKee

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