Standards for Medical Expert Testimony
- 18 December 2002
- journal article
- letter
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 288 (23) , 2971
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.288.23.2971-jlt1218-2-2
Abstract
To the Editor: Drs Kassirer and Cecil1 do not mention the current 2-tier legal system for scientific admissibility. Initially, the Frye test2 required scientific testimony expressed in terms of reasonable medical certainty (95%) that achieved general acceptance in the community. This principle was accepted in both federal and state courts. However, it was found to be too restrictive; in June 1973, the Supreme Court held that sections 702 and 703 of the Federal Rules of Evidence superceded the Frye test, thereby liberalizing general acceptance on medical probability (to 51%).3Keywords
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- Frye v. United StatesPublished by Taylor & Francis ,2008