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Frye vs. United States

Frye vs. United States. By: Justin Anderson Alejandro Reyes. Summary. James Frye gets away with the killing of a physician Later gets caught and convicted of armed robbery During the trial he is administered a primitive lie detector test which is unreliable.

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Frye vs. United States

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  1. Frye vs. United States By: Justin Anderson Alejandro Reyes

  2. Summary • James Frye gets away with the killing of a physician • Later gets caught and convicted of armed robbery • During the trial he is administered a primitive lie detector test which is unreliable. • Due to the test, he avoids the death sentence.

  3. Significance • This case set the standard in scientific examinations. • In court, all scientific evidence must meet a certain requirement to be deemed reliable . • This is known as the “Frye Standard” • This proves the admissibility aka legitimacy of the scientific evidence.

  4. Works cited • Fisher, J. (2008, June). Jim fisher. Retrieved from http://jimfisher.edinboro.edu/forensics/frye.html • Maskin, A. & Cailteux, K. (1998, Mar). The supreme court establishes standard of review for daubert decisions and reaffirms district court. Retrieved from http://www.weil.com/news/pubdetail.aspx?pub=3467

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