Opinion ID: 1725949
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Heading Rank: 12

Heading: whether the trial court erred in denying thorson's motion for an expert in statistics.

Text: ¶ 12. Thorson argues that the trial court erred in failing to award funds to hire an expert statistician prior to the Batson hearing. We have held that whether an expert's testimony is admitted should be at the sound discretion of the trial judge. Roberts v. Grafe Auto Co., 701 So.2d 1093, 1098 (Miss.1997). Unless we find that the trial court is clearly erroneous or abused discretion, we will not reverse on this issue. Roberts, 701 So.2d at 1098; Seal v. Miller, 605 So.2d 240, 243 (Miss.1992). Since the present record on appeal lacks sufficient evidence to support this assignment of error, we can not find that the trial judge erred in denying Thorson's request for an expert. Hansen v. State, 592 So.2d 114, 127 (Miss. 1991). It is therefore unnecessary to address this issue further.