PETER A. STEPKA, PETITIONER,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, RESPONDENT

Citator

Cited By (11 total)

• Marsh v. Valyou, 977 So. 2d 543 (Fla. 2007)
  …n is an acceptable scientific technique in this case.” U.S. Sugar, 823 So. 2d at 109 (quoting U.S. Sugar, 787 So. 2d at 16-17). We went on to “highlight” (referring to the Third District’s decision in E.I. DuPont De Nemours. & Co., Inc. v. Castillo, 748 So. 2d 1108 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000), quashed, 854 So. 2d 1264 (Fla. 2003)) that “under Frye, the inquiry must focus only on the general acceptance of the scientific principles and methodologies upon which an expert relies in rendering his or her opinion.” U.S. Sugar…
• Castillo v. E.I. DU Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., 854 So. 2d 1264 (Fla. 2003)
  …QUINCE, J. We have for review E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co., Inc. v. Castillo, 748 So. 2d 1108 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000), which expressly and directly conflicts with the opinion in Berry v. CSX Transportation, Inc., 709 So. 2d 552 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998). We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const. For the reasons set forth below, we quash…

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• United States Sugar Corp. v. G.J. Henson, 823 So. 2d 104 (Fla. 2002)
  …uld not be opinion at all — it would simply be the recitation of recognized scientific principles to the fact finder. For this reason, we disapprove any 'holding contrary to this principle contained in E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co., Inc. v. Castillo, 748 So. 2d 1108 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000), review granted, 770 So. 2d 156 (Fla.2000). To the extent that the decision in E.I. DuPont holds that both the basis for the expert’s opinions, and the opinion and deductions themselves, must be generally accepted as a predicate t…

Authorities Cited

• Jordan v. State, 549 So. 2d 805 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989)