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State v. Meador

Citations

  • 674 So. 2d 826
  • 1996 WL 252233

How courts have described this case

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  • explaining that a defendant’s ability to perform simple psycho-motor tasks, “such as whether a foot is on a line or not[,]” is “within a juror’s common experiences and understanding” and “|j]u-rors do not require any special expertise to interpret performance of these tasks”
  • “In general, lay witnesses have been permitted not only to testify as to their observations of a defendant’s acts, conduct, appearance and statements, but also to give opinion testimony of impairment based on their observations.”

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Judges: Pariente

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33 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

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