Expert Testimony on Fingerprints: An Internet Exchange

Authors

Richard D. Friedman, University of Michigan Law SchoolFollow
David H. Kaye, Arizona State University College of LawFollow
Jennifer Mnookin, University of Virginia Law SchoolFollow
Dale Nance, Case Western Reserve University School of LawFollow
Michael Saks, Arizona State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2002

Abstract

In United States v. Llera Plaza, 188 F. Supp. 2d 549 (E.D. Pa. 2002), a federal district initially limited expert opinion testimony on fingerprint identifications because the government was unable to show that such identifications were sufficiently valid and reliable under Federal Rule of Evidence 702. Then, the court withdrew the opinion. This article reproduces an exchange of notes on the initial opinion submitted by five law professors.

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Recommended Citation

Friedman, Richard D. "Expert Testimony on Fingerprints: An Internet Exchange." D. H. Kaye et al., co-authors. Jurimetrics 43, no. 1 (2002): 91-8.