Abuse of discretion
Definition
The standard of appellate review established by Joiner for Daubert rulings. An appellate court will reverse a trial judge's gatekeeping decision only if the decision was clearly unreasonable, establishing wide judicial latitude in admissibility determinations.
Related terms
- Daubert gatekeeping
- The judicial function under Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals (1993) and Federal Rules of Evidence Rule 702, requiring the trial judge to...
- Daubert trilogy
- The three US Supreme Court decisions that together define the federal standard for expert testimony admissibility: Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals (1993),...
- Error rate
- One of the Daubert factors: the known or potential rate at which a method produces false positives or false negatives, and whether...
- Federal Rule of Evidence 702
- The US federal rule governing expert testimony. As amended through 2023, it requires that expert opinion be based on sufficient facts or...
- Frye standard
- The US legal test for admissibility of scientific evidence, originating from Frye v. United States (1923), which required that a technique be...
Explained in
- The Daubert Standard and Its ProgenyThe standard of appellate review established by Joiner for Daubert rulings. An appellate court will reverse a trial judge's gatekeeping decision only if the de...