What is the state of the law on the credibility and weight of expert testimony?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from The People v. Mendoza, No. F058277, No. FP3634A (Cal. App. 2010):

evidence insufficient. The credibility and weight of the expert testimony was for the jury to determine. It is not up to this court to reevaluate it. (People v. Flores (2006) 144 Cal.App.4th 625, 633.)

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