context: The decision to admit or exclude opinion testimony generally involves the routine exercise of discretion by the trial court under, among other rules, ER 401, 403, 701, 702 and 704. These rules govern evidentiary questions that do not necessarily implicate constitutional rights.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.parenthetical: contention that admission of polygraph evidence violated defendant's "right to a fair trial" insufficient to invoke RAP 2.5(a
citation_a.sentence: See State v. Trader, 54 Wn. App. 479, 484, 774 P.2d 522 (contention that admission of polygraph evidence violated defendant's "right to a fair trial" insufficient to invoke RAP 2.5(a)(3)), review denied, 113 Wn.2d 1027 (1989); see also Wilber, 55 Wn. App. at 299 (erroneous admission of expert testimony under ER 702 is not of constitutional magnitude); State v. Chase, 59 Wn. App. 501, 508, 799 P.2d 272 (1990) (errors under ER 403 are not of constitutional magnitude and cannot be raised under RAP 2.5(a)).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 59 Wn. App. 501, 508
citation_b.parenthetical: errors under ER 403 are not of constitutional magnitude and cannot be raised under RAP 2.5(a
citation_b.sentence: See State v. Trader, 54 Wn. App. 479, 484, 774 P.2d 522 (contention that admission of polygraph evidence violated defendant's "right to a fair trial" insufficient to invoke RAP 2.5(a)(3)), review denied, 113 Wn.2d 1027 (1989); see also Wilber, 55 Wn. App. at 299 (erroneous admission of expert testimony under ER 702 is not of constitutional magnitude); State v. Chase, 59 Wn. App. 501, 508, 799 P.2d 272 (1990) (errors under ER 403 are not of constitutional magnitude and cannot be raised under RAP 2.5(a)).