All Articles tagged Federal Rules of Evidence

• Justice Commentaries
  July 17, 2018 EDT
  THE BEST INSURANCE AGAINST MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE CAUSED BY JUNK SCIENCE: AN ADMISSIBILITY TEST THAT IS SCIENTIFICALLY AND LEGALLY SOUND
  Edward J. Imwinkelried

  This article argues that the many courts current standard for admitting expert testimony contributes to wrongful convictions based on scientific errors and proposes two new standards in their place.

• General
  June 09, 2017 EDT
  LETTING SLEEPING DOGMAS LIE: A RESPONSE TO JUDGE POSNER’S CALL TO REFORM THE RES GESTAE EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE AGAINST HEARSAY
  Mara D. Afzali

  Reliability concerns warrant renewed examination of the “excited utterance” exception and consideration of possible alternative approaches or modifications.

• General
  August 08, 2009 EDT
  ON RACE THEORY AND NORMS
  Christian Sundquist

  These remarks address the judicial acceptance of DNA random match estimates and how those estimates should be rejected as inadmissible.