Expert opinion

Expert opinion

An opinion offered by an expert witness — a major exception to the general rule of evidence, which typically requires that testimony be based on personal knowledge. Because of their knowledge, training and experience, experts are allowed to render opinions about what happened rather than merely recite what their senses recorded.

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