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State v. Stevens

Citations

  • 78 S.W.3d 817
  • 2002 Tenn. LEXIS 223
  • 2002 WL 978888

How courts have described this case

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  • stating that 404(b) does not apply when a third party defense is at issue
  • holding the portion of the crime scene analysis expert's conclusions as to the type of individual who committed the crime based on the physical evidence found at the scene was unreliable and therefore inadmissible
  • rejecting an ex-FBI profiler's testimony because of insufficient evidence of methodology and inadequate indicia of reliability
  • rejecting an ex-FBI profiler’s testimony because of insufficient evidence of methodology and inadequate indicia of reliability
  • rejecting an ex-FBI profiler’s testimony because of insufficient evidence of methodology and inadequate indicia of reliability
  • upholding the trial court's decision to limit an FBI expert's testimony to his analysis of the evidence found at the crime scene, including testimony regarding the staging of the crime scene and the possibility that the homicides were committed by more than one offender

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Judges: Justice William M. Barker

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