Describe the criteria for admissibility of scientific evidence as laid out in Frye v. United States
What will be an ideal response?
In Frye v. United States, the court ruled that in order to be admitted as evidence at trial, a questioned procedure, technique, or principle must be "generally accepted" by a meaningful segment of the relevant scientific community.
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A. Based on the idea of inducement B. Supported by the concurring justices C. The minority rule D. Applied to career criminals
Passed in 1951, this Act addressed concerns with the post-WWII resurgence of drug trafficking and drug addiction:
a.Marijuana Tax Act b.Uniform Narcotic Act c.Boggs Act d.Harrison Act
In regard to felony murder, it is the sequence of the felony from beginning to end
a. Res gestae. b. Stare decisis. c. Malum prohibitum. d. Mala in se.
Pay-for-performance systems seek to deal with the:
A. Unemployment problem B. Monitoring problem C. Discouraged worker problem D. Principal-agent problem