U.S. v. Havvard, No. IP00-0043-CR-01-H/F (S.D.Ind.) (117 F.Supp.2d 848) (October 5, 2000) (Judge David F. Hamilton)
Loaded on Nov. 1, 2000
published in Punch and Jurists
November 13, 2000
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Scientific Testimony or Evidence.
Here the court admitted latent fingerprint evidence testimony, holding that it is so reliable that it is “the very archetype of reliable expert testimony” under the Daubert standard - a statement that may not be supported by the scientific commumity.
The defendant in this case was charged with …
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