People v. Mehlberg

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• holding that appellate review of trial court's decision admitting or excluding expert testimony on novel scientific subject is for abuse of discretion
• noting that Illinois follows the Frye test, under which scientific evidence is not admissible unless technique has gained acceptance within relevant scientific community
• striking secondary materials contained in defendant’s brief that were not part of the trial record
• reviewing court will not take judicial notice of evidentiary material not presented in the court below
• declining to take judicial notice of critical evidentiary material not presented to the trial court
• declining to take judicial notice of evidentiary material not presented below

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