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State v. Hernandez

Citations

  • 85 Wash. App. 672
  • 935 P.2d 623
  • 1997 Wash. App. LEXIS 319

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that \a witness who demonstrates an expertise `acquired either by education or experience' in this area may give an opinion as to the identity of a substance\
  • stating that \a witness who demonstrates an expertise `acquired either by education or experience' in [drug identification] may give an opinion as to the identity of the substance\
  • affirming the defendants’ convictions for drug-related offenses because circumstantial evidence supported that they delivered a controlled substance
  • circumstantial evidence and lay testimony may be sufficient to establish the identity of a drug in a criminal case
  • lay opinion testimony from police officers admissible as circumstantial evidence of identity of a drug
  • circumstantial evidence and lay testimony may be sufficient to establish the identity of a drug in a criminal case

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Judges: Seinfeld

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