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Science 25 March 1988:
Vol. 239. no. 4847, pp. 1508 - 1512
DOI: 10.1126/science.3281252
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Science, Vol 239, Issue 4847, 1508-1512
Copyright © 1988 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Evolving legal standards for the admissibility of scientific evidence

B Black

Venable, Baetjer and Howard, Baltimore, MD 21201.

Ensuring the scientific validity of scientific evidence has always posed problems for judges and lawyers largely untrained in science. As recent cases involving the health effects of chemicals and drugs make clear, however, irrational and inconsistent decisions result when courts do not hold expert witnesses to the standards and criteria of their own disciplines. A trend toward more thorough judicial review of scientific claims has developed, and it should be encouraged.


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