The Admissibility of Novel Scientific Evidence: Frye v. United States, a Half-Century Later
Abstract
This Article explores one aspect of this development-the evidentiary standards employed by courts to determine the admissibility of evidence based upon novel scientific techniques. The general requirements for the admissibility of evidence derived from a scientific procedure or technique are discussed in Part I. The standard used most often by the courts-the general acceptance test of Frye v. United States is examined in detail in Part II. Next, the relevancy standard and other alternatives are considered. Finally, the Article proposes a solution designed to promote the use of scientific advances while avoiding the problems identified with Frye and its suggested replacements.
Keywords
Novel Scientific Evidence
Publication Date
1980
Document Type
Article
Place of Original Publication
Columbia Law Review
Publication Information
80 Columbia Law Review 1197 (1980)
Repository Citation
Giannelli, Paul C., "The Admissibility of Novel Scientific Evidence: Frye v. United States, a Half-Century Later" (1980). Faculty Publications. 1109.
https://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/faculty_publications/1109
