[brief] IMPROPERLY FUNCTIONS AS INTRODUCTION OF EXPERT EVIDENCE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON APPEAL.  .................................................................  2 POINT II  FINGERPRINT  EVIDENCE HAS BEEN DEEMED RELIABLE IN NEW JERSEY FOR OVER A CENTURY AND REMAINS SO ........................................................................... 4 CONCLUSION ...................................................................................... 10 | CASES | PAGE | |----------------------------------------------------------------------|------| | Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmas. Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993) | 6, 7 | | Frye v. United States, 293 F. 1013 (D.C. Cir. 1923) | 6, 8 | | Keenan v. Bd. of Chosen Freeholders, 106 N.J. Super. 312 (App. Div. 1969) | 5 | | State v. Cary, 49 N.J. 343 (1967) | 6 | | State v. Cierciello, 86 N.J.L. 309 (E. & A. 1914) | 6 | | State v. Davis, No. A-4176-17 (App. Div. July 15, 2020) | 7 | | State v. Harvey, 151 N.J. 117 (1997) | 2, 3 | | State v. J.L.G., 234 N.J. 265 (2018) | 6 | | State v. McKoy, No. A-2553-19 (App. Div. Nov. 28, 2022) | 7 | | State v. McPhaul, 808 S.E.2d 294 (N.C. Ct. App. 2017) | 8, 9 | | State v. Monell, No. A-4419-18 (App. Div. Nov. 15, 2021) | 7 | | State v. Olenowski, 253 N.J. 133 (2023) | 6, 7, 8, 9 | | State v. Tedesco, 214 N.J. 177 (2013) | 5 | | United States v. Abreu, 406 F.3d 1304 (11th Cir. 2005) | 7 | | United States v. Baines, 573 F.3d 979 (10th Cir. 2009) | 7 | | United States v. Crisp, 324 F.3d 26 (4th Cir. 2003) | 7 | | United States v. Herrera, 704 F.3d 480 (7th Cir. 2013) | 7 | | United States v. Mitchell, 365 F.3d 215 (3d Cir. 2004) | 7 | | United States v. Pena, 586 F.3d 105 (1st Cir. 2009) | 7 | | United States v. Sherwood, 98 F.3d 402 (9th Cir. 1996) | 7 | | United States v. Straker, 800 F.3d 570 (D.C. Cir. 2015) | 7 | OTHER AUTHORITIES [...], *The Reliable Application of Fingerprint Evidence*, 66 UCLA L. Rev. Discourse 64 (2018) ........................................... 8, 9 RULES N.C.R.E. 702(a)(3) .................................................................................................................. 8 N.J.R.E. 702 .............................................................................................................................. 9 R. 1:13-9(a) ............................................................................................................................. 5 R. 1:13-9(b) ............................................................................................................................. 5 R. 1:36-3 ................................................................................................................................. 7 R. 2:6-2 ................................................................................................................................. 5 R. 2:6-2(a)(6) ....................................................................................................................... 5 R. 2:6-4(a) ............................................................................................................................. 5 TABLE OF APPENDIX Appellate Division order granting amicus curiae’s motion to appear, June 20, 2024 .................................................................Paa1