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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 14

Citation
Section 14
Parent Document
Simon v. Solomon, 431 N.E.2d 556 (1982)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
1982-01-18

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The role of an expert witness is to help the jury understand issues of fact beyond their common experience. Under modern standards, expert testimony on matters within the witness’s field of expertise is admissible whenever it will aid the jury in reaching a decision, even if the expert’s opinion touches on the ultimate issues that the jury must decide. Commonwealth v. LaCorte, 373 Mass. 700, 705 (1977). Commonwealth v. Montmeny,