Forensics and the law: Landmark cases & Legal concepts

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Which court case was the first chronologically? This case started the modern evidence admissibility rules.

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Frye v. United States

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Who determines evidence admissibility under the Frye Standard?

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Scientific community

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Who determines evidence admissibility under the Daubert Standard?

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Judge

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Today in federal court does the Daubert Standard apply to technical evidence?

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Yes

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Which standard works better for older, more established scientific methods?

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Frye Standard

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Barefoot v. Estelle ruled that a psychiatrist is allowed to determine ________.

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A person's future dangerousness

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Which amendment does the case Maryland v. King pertain to regarding DNA swabs and unfair search and seizure?

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4th

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What amendment did the case Miranda v. Arizona pertain to regarding the right against self-incrimination?

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5th

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Which legal concept allows police to search a building if it is on fire?

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Exigent circumstances

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What legal concept are police trying to use when they ask to search your backpack? Options: Plain-view search, Exclusionary rule, Search by consent, Probable cause

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Search by consent