CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Opinion & Scientific Evidence
......Expert Testimony: Qualifications
.........Experts Found Qualified-Examples
............Fingerprints
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No abuse of discretion in permitting forensic I.D. deputy to testify as an expert on the durability of fingerprints on an object where his training, experience and education rendered him an expert.

Qualification for testimony re fingerprint comparison may be based solely upon training and experience, with no particular degree required.