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Junk Science At Sentencing, Maneka Sinha
Junk Science At Sentencing, Maneka Sinha
Faculty Scholarship
Junk science used in criminal trials has contributed to hundreds of wrongful convictions. But the problem is much worse than that. Junk science does not only harm criminal defendants who go to trial, but also the overwhelming majority of defendants—over ninety-five percent—who plead guilty, skip trial, and proceed straight to sentencing.
Scientific, technical, and other specialized evidence (“STS evidence”) is used regularly, and with increasing frequency, at sentencing. Despite this, Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and its state equivalents—which help filter unreliable STS evidence at trials—do not apply at the critical sentencing stage. In fact, at sentencing, no meaningful admissibility …
Logic, Not Evidence, Supports A Change In Expert Testimony Standards: Why Evidentiary Standards Promulgated By The Supreme Court For Scientific Expert Testimony Are Inappropriate And Inefficient When Applied In Patent Infringement Suits, Claire R. Rollor
Journal of Business & Technology Law
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Admissibility Of Opinions In Dying Declarations - Connor V. State, Laurence M. Katz
Admissibility Of Opinions In Dying Declarations - Connor V. State, Laurence M. Katz
Maryland Law Review
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Unreasonable Searches And Seizures And The Admissibility Of Evidence In Maryland - Mapp V. Ohio, John Michener
Unreasonable Searches And Seizures And The Admissibility Of Evidence In Maryland - Mapp V. Ohio, John Michener
Maryland Law Review
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