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PSY 700 Psych and Law
Psych and Law
5
Psychology
Graduate
11/05/2012

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Daubert v Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals

 

Definition

produce evidence “generally accepted” by the scientific community that there was a correlation between the use of Bendictin and birth defects. The court of appeals affirmed, applying theFrye standard.


The “general acceptance” standard of Frye is too rigid, and results in the exclusion of valid scientific evidence that is cutting edge

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Frye v US

 

 

Definition
 
 
Sufficiently established to have gained general
acceptance by the relevant scientific community
 
New methodologies are not typically accepted
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Federal Rules of Evidence

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Generally relied on and probative (serving to prove) outweighs prejudicial (detriment)

 

 

to regulate the evidence that the jury may use to reach a verdict

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Daubert v Dow Pharaceuticals

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Scientifically Valid and can reasonably be

applied to the case

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