FSN: Forensic Science News » federal evidence rules http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes and Opinion by a Real Forensic Scientist Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:20:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Daubert Hearing Only Needed for Novel Challenges http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/daubert-hearing-only-needed-for-novel-challenges/ http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/daubert-hearing-only-needed-for-novel-challenges/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:26:04 +0000 Forensics Guy http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/?p=1099 Finally some sense interjected into the criminal justice system, as it relates to expert witness testimony.

Fifth Circuit holds that “absent novel challenges, fingerprint evidence is sufficiently reliable to satisfy Rule 702 and Daubert,” and a Daubert hearing is not necessarily required, in United States v. John, _ F.3d. _ (5th Cir. Feb.

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