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· 3/27/1992

State v. Montalbo

Citations

  • 828 P.2d 1274
  • 73 Haw. 130
  • 1992 Haw. LEXIS 29

How courts have described this case

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

  • concluding that court should weigh general acceptance of scientific theory along with five other factors to determine whether such evidence should be admitted
  • concluding that court should weight general acceptance of scientific theory along with five other factors to determine whether such evidence should be admitted
  • holding that the reliability of DNA profiling evidence depends on three factors— the validity of the underlying principle, the validity of the technique applying that principle, and the proper application of the technique on the particular occasion
  • finding that procedure was sufficiently reliable and met general test for admissibility
  • finding \little basis for concern over the theory underlying the statistical evidence.... [and concluding that the] statistics and the underlying sampling theory are not novel or controversial\
  • adding “general acceptance” to factors assessing whether scientific evidence should be admitted

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Judges: Lum, Padgett, Hayashi, Wakatsuki, Moon

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