INESTIN PETIT-HOMME, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• In re Commitment OF Gary Burton. Gary Burton v. State, 884 So. 2d 1112 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004)
  …has recently recognized a variety of these tests as sufficiently reliable to pass the Frye test. See Roeling v. State, 880 So. 2d 1234 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004). See also Jackson v. State, 833 So. 2d 243, 246 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002); but see Collier v. State, 857 So. 2d 943, 945-46 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003) (holding SVR-20 test and testimony based upon it inadmissible based upon psychologist’s admission that test was "somewhat experimental” and questioned by some in psychological science community). . The statute does not s…

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• Ortega-Mantilla v. State, 898 So. 2d 1164 (Fla. 3d DCA 2005)
  …mless error test requires a showing that “there is a reasonable possibility that the error affected the verdict.”). See, e.g., Williams v. State, 841 So. 2d 531 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003) (applying DiGuilio to civil commitment proceeding); Collier v. State, 857 So. 2d 943, 946 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003) (same). Therefore, this argument presents no basis for reversal of the order. HI The appellant next asserts that the trial court erred in allowing the State to qualify as an expert Dr. Karen Parker, the Clinical Director f…
• Matos v. State, 899 So. 2d 403 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005)
  …fic evidence may not simply rely on the statements of the expert witness who testifies regarding the technique, but must also present cases and other independent evidence demonstrating the scientific acceptability of the technique. Collier v. State, 857 So. 2d 943, 945 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003). As the court explained the review process in Ramirez: When applying the Frye test, a court is not required to accept a “nose count” of experts in the field. Rather, the court may peruse disparate sources — e.g., expert tes…

Authorities Cited

• Colon v. Showtime Child's. Dance Studios, Inc., 766 So. 2d 459 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000)