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State v. Fitzgerald

Citations

  • 694 P.2d 1117
  • 39 Wash. App. 652
  • 1985 Wash. App. LEXIS 2245

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  • admitting evidence of earlier sexual abuse of a girl under Rule 11-404(B) when the defendant testified to accidently touching the girl’s vagina in the case before the court
  • \` An expert may not go so far as to usurp the exclusive function of the jury to weigh the evidence and determine credibility.\
  • Because defendant failed to object to the court's oral limiting instruction, he may not raise it for the first time on appeal.
  • \ It is improper for an expert to base an opinion about an ultimate issue of fact solely on the expert' s determination of a witness' s 12 44337 -6 -II veracity. \
  • expert testimony disallowed for failure to lay proper foundation
  • expert testimony disallowed for failure to lay proper foundation

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Judges: Ringold

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