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Wash. R. Evid. 702

Testimony by Experts

activein force · 2006-09-01 – presentact-effective-date

If scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to

understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by

knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education, may testify thereto in the form of an opinion

or otherwise.

History

[Adopted effective April 2, 1979.] Comment 702 [Deleted effective September 1, 2006.]

Provenance

Source: www.courts.wa.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Edition: 2026-09-16
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