Preface, xvii
Acknowledgments, xix
Part I. Orientation: Scope and Definition of the Field,
1
Chapter 1: Forensic Science in an Adversarial System, 3
Chapter 2: Communicating Scientific Findings in Court, 17
Part II. Forensic Pathology and Toxicology,
31
Chapter 3: Medicolegal Death Investigations, 33
Chapter 4: Bringing the Autopsy into the Courtroom, 49
Chapter 5: Alcohol Intoxication Tests, 55
Part III. Judicial Scrutiny of New Scientific Tests,
73
Chapter 6: The General Acceptance Standard, 75
Chapter 7: The Scientific Soundness Standard, 87
Part IV. Genetic Markers for Identity, 107
Chapter 8: Serology, 108
Chapter 9: Parentage Testing: Civil Cases, 127
Chapter 10: Parentage Testing: Criminal Cases, 141
Chapter 11: DNA Typing: The Salad Years, 153
Chapter 12: DNA Typing: A Time to Question, 167
Chapter 13: DNA Typing: A Time to Compromise?, 195
Chapter 14: DNA Typing: Lingering and Emerging Issues, 219
Part V. Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology,
259
Chapter 15: Sanity and Some Other Things, 261
Chapter 16: Predicting Violence, 269
Chapter 17: Testing for Truth, 279
Chapter 18: Enhancing Memory, 301
Chapter 19: Generalizations about Eyewitnesses, 315
Chapter 20: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Syndromes and
Profiles, 327
Part VI. Science in Toxic Tort Cases, 355
Chapter 21: Epidemiology and Toxicology, 357
Table of Cases, 399
Index, 405
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Summary of Contents, xi
Preface, xvii
Acknowledgments, xix
Part I. Orientation: Scope and Definition of the Field,
1
Chapter 1: Forensic Science in an Adversarial System, 3
Thornton, Uses and Abuses of Forensic Science, 3
Notes, 4
Miller v. Pate, 7
Notes, 9
Fisher, Developing a Forensic Science Laboratory Operating
Strategy, 11
Saks, Accuracy v. Advocacy: Expert Testimony Before the
Bench, 12
Thornton, Uses and Abuses of Forensic Science, 13
Notes, 14
Chapter 2: Communicating Scientific Findings in Court, 17
Walls, Whither Forensic Science?, 17
United States ex rel. DiGiacomo v. Franzen, 18
State v. Kim, 22
Notes, 27
Part II. Forensic Pathology and Toxicology,
31
Chapter 3: Medicolegal Death Investigations, 33
Houts, Where Death Delights, 33
Hansen, Body of Evidence, 36
Curphey, Role of the Forensic Pathologist in the
Medicolegal Certification of Modes of Death, 40
Notes, 41
Chapter 4: Bringing the Autopsy into the Courtroom, 49
People v. Yoho, 49
Notes, 51
Chapter 5: Alcohol Intoxication Tests, 55
Taylor, Drunk Driving Defense, 55
State v. Brayman, 55
Notes, 64
State v. Rowell, 66
Notes, 68
Part III. Judicial Scrutiny of New Scientific Tests,
73
Chapter 6: The General Acceptance Standard, 75
Frye v. United States, 75
Notes, 76
State v. Superior Court, 78
Notes, 83
Chapter 7: The Scientific Soundness Standard, 87
Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 87
Notes, 96
Statement of Steven H. Lamm, M.D., DFTPH, 99
Statement of Shanna Nelen Swan, Ph.D., 100
Part IV. Genetic Markers for Identification,
107
Chapter 8: Serology, 109
People v. Young, 109
Notes, 111
Commonwealth v. Gomes, 111
Note, 119
People v. Young, 120
Notes, 124
Chapter 9: Parentage Testing: Civil Cases, 127
Plemel v. Walter, 127
Notes, 137
Chapter 10: Parentage Testing: Criminal Cases, 141
State v. Spann, 143
State v. Skipper, 146
Note, 150
Chapter 11: DNA Typing: The Salad Days, 153
People v. Wesley, 153
McCormick on Evidence, 154
Andrews v. State, 158
Notes, 161
Chapter 12: DNA Typing: A Time to Question, 167
Kaye, DNA Evidence: Probability, Population Genetics, and
the Courts, 167
United States v. Yee, 167
United States v. Bonds, 178
Notes, 190
Chapter 13: DNA Typing: A Time to Compromise?, 195
Anderson, DNA Fingerprinting: Academy Approves, Critics
Still Cry Foul, 195
People v. Barney, 196
Notes, 206
Kaye, DNA Evidence: Probability, Population Genetics, and
the Courts, 210
Aldous, Geneticists Attack NRC Report as Scientifically
Flawed, 214
Notes, 217
Chapter 14: DNA Typing: Lingering and Emerging Issues, 219
National Research Council Committee on DNA Forensic
Science: An Update - The Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence,
219
Notes, 222
Barbash, Search for Killer Draws Blood; All Men in Welsh
Neighborhood Face "Voluntary" DNA Test, 222
Barbash, British Authorities Launch 1st National DNA
Database, 223
Tuohy, Technology Opens Doors to Closed Cases: Sex
Offenders' DNA in Database, 224
Fleeman, First DNA Database "Hit" Leads to
Arrest, 224
Vandendorpe, DNA Detectives, 225
Notes on DNA Databases and Search Strategies, 226
National Research Council Committee, DNA Technology in
Forensic Science, 227
National Research Council Committee on DNA Forensic
Science: An Update - The Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence,
227
Balding & Donnelly, Evaluating DNA Profile Evidence
When the Suspect is Identified Through a Database Search, 228
Note on Revealing a Database Search, 230
State v. Bloom, 231
Notes, 233
Weir, Statistical Interpretation of the DNA Evidence, 234
Notice of Objections to Testimony Concerning DNA Evidence
and Memorandum in Support Thereof in People v. Simpson, 235
Notes on Likelihood Ratios and Mixed Stains, 236
State v. Russell, 238
Notes on Emerging Methods of DNA Profiling, 248
National Research Council Committee on DNA Forensic
Science: An Update - The Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence,
249
National Research Council Committee on DNA Forensic
Science: An Update - The Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence,
253
National Research Council Committee on DNA Forensic
Science: An Update - The Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence,
257
Part V. Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology,
259
Chapter 15: Sanity and Other Things, 261
Edwards v. State, 261
Notes, 262
Notes Other Uses of Psychiatry in the Legal System, 266
Chapter 16: Predicting Violence, 269
Barefoot v. Estelle, 269
Notes, 272
Chapter 17: Testing for Truth, 279
Note, 279
State v. Valdez, 279
Notes, 283
State v. Lyon, 284
Notes, 291
United States v. Solomon, 294
Note, 298
Chapter 18: Enhancing Memory, 301
Rock v. Arkansas, 301
Notes, 308
Chapter 19: Generalizations About Eyewitnesses, 315
United States v. Downing, 315
McCloskey & Egeth, Eyewitness Identification: What Can
a Psychologist Tell a Jury?, 321
Notes, 324
Chapter 20: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Syndromes and
Profiles, 327
State v. Saldana, 327
Notes, 329
State v. Hall, 331
State v. J.Q, 334
Notes, 350
Part VI. Science in Toxic Tort Cases, 355
Chapter 21: Epidemiology and Toxicology, 357
In re Joint Eastern & Southern District Asbestos
Litigation, 357
Notes, 383
Table of Cases, 399
Index, 405
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