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Prepared by Julie J. Baxter.
Abramson (HB 624) Act No. 630
Existing law authorizes a witness qualified as an expert to testify if his specialized
knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or determine a fact in issue.
New law retains existing law and codifies existing jurisprudence requiring an expert's
opinion to have a reliable basis.
New law provides that no change in law or result in a ruling on evidence admissibility shall
be presumed or is intended by the Legislature of La. by the passage of new law.
Effective Aug. 1, 2014.
(Amends C.E. Art. 702)