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KENTUCKY RULES OF EVIDENCE
.Rule 703Bases of opinion testimony by experts
Download pdfhearing. If of a type reasonably relied upon by experts in the particular field in
forming opinions or inferences upon the subject, the facts or data need not be
admissible in evidence. (b) If determined to be trustworthy, necessary to illuminate testimony, and unprivileged, facts or data relied upon by an expert pursuant to subdivision (a) may
at the discretion of the court be disclosed to the jury even though such facts or data
are not admissible in evidence. Upon request the court shall admonish the jury to
use such facts or data only for the purpose of evaluating the validity and probative
value of the expert's opinion or inference. (c) Nothing in this rule is intended to limit the right of an opposing party to cross-examine an expert witness or to test the basis of an expert's opinion or inference. Effective: July 1, 1992
History: Enacted 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 51; renumbered (7/1/92) pursuant to 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 324, sec. 34.
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