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Experts, Liars, And Guns For Hire: A Different Perspective On The Qualification Of Technical Expert Witnesses, Christopher P. Murphy
Experts, Liars, And Guns For Hire: A Different Perspective On The Qualification Of Technical Expert Witnesses, Christopher P. Murphy
Indiana Law Journal
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Taking The Sizzle Out Of The Frye Rule: Daubert V. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Opens The Door To Novel Expert Testimony, Kimberly Ann Satterwhite
Taking The Sizzle Out Of The Frye Rule: Daubert V. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Opens The Door To Novel Expert Testimony, Kimberly Ann Satterwhite
University of Richmond Law Review
In Frye v. United States, the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia affirmed a trial court's exclusion of lie detector test results on the ground that such tests had not been "generally accepted" by the scientific community. The Frye rule, or "general acceptance" standard, quickly became the dominant test for the admission of scientific evidence. Decided in 1923, Frye governed evidentiary decisions in a majority of federal circuits for the next seventy years. The adoption of the Federal Rules of Evidence in 1975, however, prompted several judges to question the validity of Frye. Since the enactment of the …
The Poor Fit Of Traditional Evidentiary Doctrine And Sophisticated Crime: An Empirical Analysis Of Health Care Fraud Prosecutions, Pamela H. Bucy
The Poor Fit Of Traditional Evidentiary Doctrine And Sophisticated Crime: An Empirical Analysis Of Health Care Fraud Prosecutions, Pamela H. Bucy
Fordham Law Review
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A Brief Look At New York's Efforts To Codify Its Law Of Evidence, Barbara C. Salken
A Brief Look At New York's Efforts To Codify Its Law Of Evidence, Barbara C. Salken
Touro Law Review
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The Death And Transfiguration Of Frye, Richard D. Friedman
The Death And Transfiguration Of Frye, Richard D. Friedman
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The rule of Frye v. United States was seventy years old, and had long dominated American law on the question of how well established a scientific principle must be for it to provide the basis for expert testimony. Even after the passage of the Federal Rules of Evidence, several of the federal circuits, as well as various states, purported to adhere to Frye's "general acceptance" standard. But now, unanimously, briefly, and with no apparent angst, the United States Supreme Court has held in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. that the Frye rule is incompatible with the Federal Rules.
The Dangers Of "General Observations" On Expert Scientific Testimony: A Comment On Daubert V. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Robert F. Blomquist
The Dangers Of "General Observations" On Expert Scientific Testimony: A Comment On Daubert V. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Robert F. Blomquist
Kentucky Law Journal
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Hearsay, The New York And Federal Rules Of Evidence: What's The Difference?, Richard T. Farrell
Hearsay, The New York And Federal Rules Of Evidence: What's The Difference?, Richard T. Farrell
Touro Law Review
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