9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Sep. 17, 2020
9th Circuit to reconsider precedent against conditional reversals
Precedent in the circuit holds the errors in allowing or excluding expert testimony requires a new trial.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is reconsidering its precedent against conditional reversals, vacating for now a decision granting a new trial to an inmate convicted of assault with a deadly weapon because the trial judge wrongly excluded expert testimony.
Precedent in the circuit holds the errors in allowing or excluding expert testimony requires a new trial. But 9th Circuit Judge
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