issue to be qualified as an expert.”); Fielding v. State, 278 Ga. 309, 311 (3) (602 SE2d 597) (2004) (“An expert witness is anyone who, through training, education, skill, or experience, has particular knowledge that the average juror would not possess concerning questions of science, skill, trade, or the like.”). 12 Stevenson v. State, 272 Ga. App. 335, 339 (2) (612 SE2d 521) (2005) (punctuation omitted); accord Griffin v. State, 243 Ga. App. 282, 286 (5) (531 SE2d 175) (2000); see also Burgess, 292 Ga. at 822 (2) (“Atrial court has broad discretion in accepting or rejecting the qualifications of an expert. We will not disturb such rulings unless there is a showing that the trial court abused its discretion.” (citations and punctuation omitted)). 13 See Burgess, 292 Ga. at 822-23 (2) (<HOLDING>); Stevenson, 272 Ga. App. at 339 (2)
holding that trial court did not abuse its discretion by determining expert witness was qualified to testify holding that trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendants motion to dismiss on de minimis grounds where his expert witness testimony was inadmissible holding that trial court did not abuse its discretion in qualifying an expert witness in the area of gang identity and investigation based on his training and experience holding trial court did not abuse its discretion by ruling based only on affidavits holding juvenile court did not abuse its discretion in admitting expert testimony