Tuesday, May 02, 2006

The Science of Arson Investigation

Sometimes, when we've been reading too much John Stuart Mill, we think: To heck with rules on expert testimony. Let it all in.

Then we read something like this.

posted by pn at 7:09 PM  

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Anonymous writes ...

This story essentially comes from an (award-winning?) 2004/2005 Chicago Tribune series on forensic evidence. If you are at all interested in Daubert and forensic evidence, this series is a must-read (yes, it's anecdotal...)

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/specials/chi-forensics-specialpackage,1,3283040.special?coll=chi-newsspecials-hed

9:45 AM  

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Fed. R. Evid. 702: If scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education, may testify thereto in the form of an opinion or otherwise, if (1) the testimony is based upon sufficient facts or data, (2) the testimony is the product of reliable principles and methods, and (3) the witness has applied the principles and methods reliably to the facts of the case.