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general acceptance test in Maryland

13 Maryland opinions name it 2 courts 1982–2023 2 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Maryland courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (5)

CaseFollowedCited
Frye v. United Statesred
cadc · 1923 · cited in 2 Maryland opinions naming this issue, 1983–2016
2 sentences

1983Other courts, after considering the reliability of hypnosis evidence under the general acceptance test propounded in Frye v. United States, 293 F. 1013 (D.C.

1983Other courts, after considering the reliability of hypnosis evidence under the general acceptance test propounded in Frye v. United States, 293 F. 1013 (D.C.

12
Blackwell v. Wyethgreen
md · 2009 · cited in 1 Maryland opinions naming this issue, 2013–2013
2 sentences

2013Blackwell v. Wyeth, 408 Md. 575, 591 , 971 A.2d 235, 245 (2009).

2013Blackwell v. Wyeth, 408 Md. 575, 591 , 971 A.2d 235, 245 (2009).

11
Commonwealth v. Millergreen
pa · 1987 · cited in 1 Maryland opinions naming this issue, 1995–1995
2 sentences

1995The California court then opined that “testimony by police officers regarding the mere administra,lion of the test is insufficient to meet the general acceptance standard required by Kelly.” (People v. Kelly, 130 Cal.Rptr. 144 , 549 P.2d 1240 , is the California equivalent of Maryland’s Reed v. State, supra, 283 Md. 374 , 391 A.2d 364 .) (As we shall hereafter take judicial notice of the reliability and acceptability in the relevant communities of HGN testing generally, the Leahy court’s (and the Williams court’s) holding that officers cannot generally establish the foundational scientific rel

1995The California court then opined that “testimony by police officers regarding the mere administra,lion of the test is insufficient to meet the general acceptance standard required by Kelly.” (People v. Kelly, 130 Cal.Rptr. 144 , 549 P.2d 1240 , is the California equivalent of Maryland’s Reed v. State, supra, 283 Md. 374 , 391 A.2d 364 .) (As we shall hereafter take judicial notice of the reliability and acceptability in the relevant communities of HGN testing generally, the Leahy court’s (and the Williams court’s) holding that officers cannot generally establish the foundational scientific rel

11
United States v. John W. Downinggreen
ca3 · 1985 · cited in 1 Maryland opinions naming this issue, 1986–1986
1 sentence

1986That court rejected the Frye test, saying it “suffers from serious flaws” and “has proved to be too malleable to provide the method for orderly and uniform decision-making envisioned by some of its proponents.” It observed that “in its pristine form the general acceptance standard reflects a conservative approach to the admissibility of scientific evidence that is at odds with the spirit, if not the precise language, of the Federal Rules of *180 Evidence.” Id. at 1237.

11
Commonwealth v. Nazarovitchgreen
pa · 1981 · cited in 1 Maryland opinions naming this issue, 1982–1982
2 sentences

1982See Commonwealth v. Nazarovitch, 496 Pa. 97 , 436 A.2d 170 (1981); State v. Conley, 6 Kan.

1982See Commonwealth v. Nazarovitch, 496 Pa. 97 , 436 A.2d 170 (1981); State v. Conley, 6 Kan.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Maryland. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (9)

CaseCitedYears
Savage v. State green
md · 2017
2 sentences

2020Thus, according to the concurrence, “[t]he evolution of our Frye-Reed doctrine to both maintain the general acceptance test and include a check for an “analytical gap” has muddied our approach to expert testimony.” Id. at 186 .

2018Thus, “[t]he evolution of our Frye-Reed doctrine to both maintain the general acceptance test and include a check for an ‘analytical gap’ has muddied our approach to expert testimony.” Id. at 186 .

32018–2020
Reed v. State green
md · 1978
2 sentences

1995The California court then opined that “testimony by police officers regarding the mere administra,lion of the test is insufficient to meet the general acceptance standard required by Kelly.” (People v. Kelly, 130 Cal.Rptr. 144 , 549 P.2d 1240 , is the California equivalent of Maryland’s Reed v. State, supra, 283 Md. 374 , 391 A.2d 364 .) (As we shall hereafter take judicial notice of the reliability and acceptability in the relevant communities of HGN testing generally, the Leahy court’s (and the Williams court’s) holding that officers cannot generally establish the foundational scientific rel

1995The California court then opined that “testimony by police officers regarding the mere administra,lion of the test is insufficient to meet the general acceptance standard required by Kelly.” (People v. Kelly, 130 Cal.Rptr. 144 , 549 P.2d 1240 , is the California equivalent of Maryland’s Reed v. State, supra, 283 Md. 374 , 391 A.2d 364 .) (As we shall hereafter take judicial notice of the reliability and acceptability in the relevant communities of HGN testing generally, the Leahy court’s (and the Williams court’s) holding that officers cannot generally establish the foundational scientific rel

31995–2016
Rochkind v. Stevenson green
md · 2020
2 sentences

2023“Daubert, by contrast, refocus[ed] the attention away from acceptance of a given methodology … and centers on the reliability of the methodology used to reach a particular result.” Rochkind, 471 Md. at 31 .

2023“Daubert, by contrast, refocus[ed] the attention away from acceptance of a given methodology … and centers on the reliability of the methodology used to reach a particular result.” Rochkind, 471 Md. at 31 .

22023–2023
Goldstein v. State green
md · 1995
2 sentences

2009Armstead v. State, 342 Md. 38, 54 , 673 A.2d 221 (1996) (DNA profiling evidence); Goldstein v. State, 339 Md. 563, 566 , 664 A.2d 375 (1995) (laser speed device).

2009Armstead v. State, 342 Md. 38, 54 , 673 A.2d 221 (1996) (DNA profiling evidence); Goldstein v. State, 339 Md. 563, 566 , 664 A.2d 375 (1995) (laser speed device).

12009–2009
Armstead v. State green
md · 1996
2 sentences

2009Armstead v. State, 342 Md. 38, 54 , 673 A.2d 221 (1996) (DNA profiling evidence); Goldstein v. State, 339 Md. 563, 566 , 664 A.2d 375 (1995) (laser speed device).

2009Armstead v. State, 342 Md. 38, 54 , 673 A.2d 221 (1996) (DNA profiling evidence); Goldstein v. State, 339 Md. 563, 566 , 664 A.2d 375 (1995) (laser speed device).

12009–2009
People v. Kelly red
cal · 1976
2 sentences

1995The California court then opined that “testimony by police officers regarding the mere administra,lion of the test is insufficient to meet the general acceptance standard required by Kelly.” (People v. Kelly, 130 Cal.Rptr. 144 , 549 P.2d 1240 , is the California equivalent of Maryland’s Reed v. State, supra, 283 Md. 374 , 391 A.2d 364 .) (As we shall hereafter take judicial notice of the reliability and acceptability in the relevant communities of HGN testing generally, the Leahy court’s (and the Williams court’s) holding that officers cannot generally establish the foundational scientific rel

1995The California court then opined that “testimony by police officers regarding the mere administra,lion of the test is insufficient to meet the general acceptance standard required by Kelly.” (People v. Kelly, 130 Cal.Rptr. 144 , 549 P.2d 1240 , is the California equivalent of Maryland’s Reed v. State, supra, 283 Md. 374 , 391 A.2d 364 .) (As we shall hereafter take judicial notice of the reliability and acceptability in the relevant communities of HGN testing generally, the Leahy court’s (and the Williams court’s) holding that officers cannot generally establish the foundational scientific rel

11995–1995
State v. MacK green
minn · 1980
2 sentences

1983The court alluded to the statement by the trial court that hypnosis had met the test imposed by Frye and said, "Unlike the courts in Mena, supra, and Mack, supra, the court below did not demand, as a precondition of admissibility, that hypnosis be generally accepted as a means of reviving truthful or historically accurate recall.

1983The court alluded to the statement by the trial court that hypnosis had met the test imposed by Frye and said, "Unlike the courts in Mena, supra, and Mack, supra, the court below did not demand, as a precondition of admissibility, that hypnosis be generally accepted as a means of reviving truthful or historically accurate recall.

11983–1983
State v. Hurd green
nj · 1981
2 sentences

1983But we believe that the policy reasons embodied in the general acceptance standard are germane to hypnotically refreshed testimony as well.” Id.

1983But we believe that the policy reasons embodied in the general acceptance standard are germane to hypnotically refreshed testimony as well." Id.

11983–1983
State v. Conley green
kanctapp · 1981
1 sentence

1982See Commonwealth v. Nazarovitch, 496 Pa. 97 , 436 A.2d 170 (1981); State v. Conley, 6 Kan.

11982–1982

Where else courts name it

IL 48 (1994–2026) NJ 18 (1980–2023) MD 13 (1982–2023) MS 9 (2001–2016) MA 8 (1979–2021) KS 7 (1997–2019) CA 6 (1928–2026) MT 5 (1983–1999) TX 5 (1992–2015) AZ 5 (1982–2014) NY 4 (1986–2005) FL 4 (1985–2005) TN 4 (1999–2015) UT 4 (1980–2002) AK 3 (1999–2019) NV 3 (1922–2010) CO 3 (1991–2005) WY 2 (2025–2025) OK 2 (1957–1995) PA 2 (2002–2013) DC 2 (2003–2018) NC 2 (2004–2015) NE 2 (1996–1998)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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