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77 Ky. L.J. 849 (1988-1989)
Fit to be Fryed: Frye v. United States and the Admissibility of Novel Scientific Evidence

handle is hein.journals/kentlj77 and id is 859 raw text is: Fit to be Fryed: Frye v. United States and the Admissibility of Novel Scientific Evidence INTRODUCTION The law cannot ignore the power of science as a tool for the finding of facts. Thus it must strive to develop a technique that can both comprehend and appreciate. As the foundation of both law and science is logic, no less can be demanded of the bridge that unites them.' With the current pace of technological developments, use of scientific instruments and techniques is increasing in courtrooms across the country.2 Since the 1970s, litigants have forced judges and juries to consider a never-ending variety of scientific evi- dence including polygraphs,3 sound spectrometry,4 neutron acti- I Lipton, The Results of Scientific Techniques as Evidence in Federal Courts: Evolution of the Frye v. United States Standard in the Period 1969-1977, 8 EN=vT. L. 769, 783 (1978). Imwinkelried, The Standard for Admitting Scientific Evidence: A Critique from the Perspective of Juror Psychology, 28 Vni. L. R1v. 554, 555 (1983). E.g., United States v. Alexander, 526 F.2d 161 (8th Cir. 1975); United States v. Oliver, 525 F.2d 731 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 424 U.S. 973 (1975); United States v. Wainwright, 413 F.2d 796 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 396 U.S. 1009 (1969); United States v. Wilson, 361 F, Supp. 510 (D. Md. 1973). See generally, Lipton, supra note 1, at 779- 83. , Sound spectrograph is a tool used in the study of acoustics. Note, Different Standards and Conflicting Results: A Re-Evaluation of the Frye Test for Admitting Novel Scientific Evidence in Light of Decisions Involving Spectrographic Evidence In- troduction, 5 REv. LIGATION, 327 (1986); e.g., United States v. Williams, 583 F.2d 1194 (2d Cir. 1978), cert. denied, 439 U.S. 1117 (1979); United States v. Bailer, 519 F.2d 463 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 423 U.S. 1019 (1975); United States v. Franks, 511 F.2d 25 (6th Cir.), cert. denied, 422 U.S. 1042 (1975); United States v. Addison, 498 F.2d 741 (D.C. Cir. 1974); People v. Kelly, 130 Cal. Rptr. 144, 549 P.2d 1240 (1976); Reed v. State, 391 A.2d 364 (Md. 1978); State v. Williams, 446 N.E.2d 444 (Ohio 1983). See generally Annotation, Admissibility and Weight of Voiceprint Evidence, 97 A.L.R.3d 294 (1980).

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