State v. Motyka

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that \expert testimony based upon novel scientific evidence\ is admissible if it will \assist the trier of fact\
• “According to G.L. 1956 § 11-23- 2, a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole may be imposed in a first-degree murder case when one of seven enumerated grounds is present.”
• “A trial justice’s determination as to the permissible scope of cross-examination * * * will be disturbed on appeal only upon a clear showing of abuse of discretion and only if it constitutes prejudicial error”
• examining aggravating factors along with mitigating evidence

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).