Module 11 :: Pretrial Issues
Topic 2 :: Expert Testimony in DNA Cases
Daubert and "Reliable Principles and Methods"
Daubert, unlike Frye, does not require proof that the scientific method itself has general acceptance. Rather, it requires "reliability," which may be proved by considering several factors:
- Whether a method consists of a testable hypothesis.
- Whether the method has been subjected to peer review.
- The known or potential rate of error.
- The existence and maintenance of standards controlling the technique's operation.
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