California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. King, C063804, Super. Ct. No. 06F02847 (Cal. App. 2012):
We review the court's decision to admit expert testimony under an abuse of discretion standard. (People v. Mendoza (2000) 24 Cal.4th 130, 177.) An expert may offer testimony if the subject is sufficiently beyond common experience and the testimony would assist the trier of fact. (Evid. Code, 801.)
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