Wk 2 DB READ: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/247180.pdf RESOURCES: https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/daubert_standard https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/frye_standard http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/ You must post an original post of 100-300 words As a judge, would you permit the prosecution to present testimony by a bloodstain pattern analyst or “expert”? If you would admit the testimony, would it be permitted with limitations or warnings? If you would not permit […]
List 4 points of Steele’s Checklist for Defence Attorneys about firearms. How does fingerprint evidence fail to comply with Daubert’s standard of testing and validation?
Science and the Forensic Sciences Answer the following questions based on Chapter 5 Science and the Forensic Sciences. No outside sources – no academic style Questions: 1. List 4 points of Steele’s Checklist for Defence Attorneys about firearms. 2. How does fingerprint evidence fail to comply with Daubert’s standard of testing and validation? 3. What […]
Do you think that the standards set forth in these court cases are enough to prevent “junk” science from entering the courtroom and being introduced in a trial? Why or why not?
1. Consider the assertion: “Judges can distinguish between good science/scientific evidence and junk science/scientific evidence to accurately determine evidence admissibility thanks to cases like Frye and Daubert (and the latter’s ‘progeny,’ General Electric and Kumho).” a. Do you agree or disagree? b. Do you think that the standards set forth in these court cases are […]