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Admissibility Of Evidence: The Judicial System 3300

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Admissibility of Evidence

April Smolkowicz

The Judicial System 3300

Georgia Gwinnett College

Introduction

It has been over seventy years since the United States federal court systems adapted the general acceptance standard Frye test. Established with Frye v. United States 293 F. 1013 (D.C. Cir.1923) whereas the scientific theory of evidence had to establish and be accepted within the relevant scientific community. This was until a broader examination took place in 1975 with the enactment of the Federal Rule of Evidence Rule 702, with expert testimony that was based on their specialized expertise of the subject matter and of their personal qualifications. While questions arose concerning scientific

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