Frye Case Study

This use of the Frye standard determines if the evidence or scientific testimony is generally acceptable in the scientific community. The Frye standard was used to prove that the peoples motion to use the scientific testimony for the lab tests conducted from the samples taking from the defendants watch was not admissible because of the unaccepted methods used by the scientists who had conducted the Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid test. This use of the Frye standard in the court case allowed the defendant to make what would have been very strong and determining evidence not admissible in court. This is just one example on how court standards can be the deciding factor in many court cases. The use of the Frye Standard in this case had a huge effect on whether the defendant could be charged guilty or not guilty. The use of the Frye standard made the results of the DNA sample which the prosecution needed to use in this case to determine the guilt of the defendant inadmissible which could result in the defendant getting out of these charges. The conclusions to this case included that the DNA forensic identification methods were generally acceptable, …show more content…
State. After a robbery turned murder occurred, a time-lapse recorder and VHS videotape was able to capture these events. The detectives were able to retrieve both the time-lapse recorder and the VHS videotape to put into evidence and analyze. The detectives then had these recordings transferred from analogue format to digital format. This allowed for the digital images to be made into still frames. The detectives then contacted a videographer who then copied these stilled images onto broadcast standard tape which would allow these images to be viewed in higher quality but still keeping the original analog format. This same videographer then was able to transfer these photos into video format allowing each photo to be examined for ten minutes per