Opinion ID: 557349
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Testimony of Dr. Kevin Parsons

Text: 53 Mason County contends that the district court improperly excluded the testimony of one of their police experts, Dr. Kevin Parsons. A district court may exclude relevant, but cumulative evidence, because of considerations of undue delay, waste of time, or needless presentation. Fed.R.Evid. 403. The court ruled that each side was free to call two experts to the stand. Mason County argues that the testimony of their third witness, Dr. Parsons, was necessary, not cumulative, because he brought a different level of expertise and experience to the topic. But the County admitted that Sheriff Jones testified for them on the same topic. The district court therefore did not abuse its discretion by excluding Dr. Parson's testimony as cumulative evidence.