Supreme Court of Florida· 10/17/2013

Foster v. State

Citations

132 So. 3d 40
38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 756
2013 WL 5659482
2013 Fla. LEXIS 2287

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holding that because tool-mark examination in ballistics was not new or novel methodology, trial counsel was not deficient in failing to demand Frye hearing before admission of expert's testimony
holding that because tool-mark examination in ballistics was not new or novel methodology, trial counsel was not deficient in failing to demand Frye hearing before admission of expert's testimony
distinguishing neuropsychological testing from brain imaging tests of MRI, fMRI and PET scan
explaining that jurors' private thoughts inhere in the verdict
“A trial court’s decision on a motion to interview jurors is reviewed pursuant to an abuse of discretion standard.” (quoting Anderson v. State, 18 So. 3d 501, 519 (Fla. 2009))
“Most importantly, new research studies are not recognized as newly discovered evidence.”

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Judges: Canady, Labarga, Lewis, Pariente, Perry, Polston, Quince

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