FIVS 123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Toxic Tort, Subpoena Duces Tecum, Frye Standard
24 Feb 2017
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Forensic scientists might be called to testify in court. There are 3 important considerations that affect the use of forensic science in the criminal justice system: Forensic science laboratory reports and their legal status. The role of the expert witness in court. ***evidence must be relevant and competent in order to be admitted at trial. Relevance is made up of two components: Materiality: refers toward what issue the evidence is being directed, meaning that the evidence has something to do with the case being tried and is not from some previous incident or case. Probativeness: this means that the evidence must prove something, as establishing a material fact-proposition, or making a proposition more or less likely. At the end, probative evidence can help prove or disprove a proposition, accusation, or set of facts. Competence covers exclusionary rules that make relevant evidence otherwise admissible.
