STATE v. SALAZAR-MERCADO

No. CR-13-0244-PR.

325 P.3d 996 (2014)

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Martin David SALAZAR-MERCADO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

May 29, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Horne , Attorney General, Robert L. Ellman , Solicitor General, Joseph T. Maziarz , Section Chief Counsel, Jonathan Bass (argued), Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Section, Tucson, for State of Arizona.

Lori J. Lefferts , Pima County Public Defender, Lisa M. Hise , Assistant Public Defender, David J. Euchner (argued), Assistant Public Defender, Tucson, for Martin Salazar-Mercado.

Mikel Steinfeld and Amy Kalman , Phoenix, for Amicus Curiae Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice.


Justice TIMMER, opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 In 2012, this Court amended Arizona Rule of Evidence 702, which governs the admissibility of expert testimony, to conform to its federal counterpart and follow Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579, 113 S.Ct. 2786, 125 L.Ed.2d 469 (1993). We granted review to determine whether Rule 702 and Daubert bar admission of "cold" expert testimony that educates...

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