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Frye general acceptance test in Pennsylvania

7 Pennsylvania opinions name it 2 courts 2010–2020 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Pennsylvania 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 (2)

CaseFollowedCited
In re Adoption of A.C.green
pa · 2017 · cited in 5 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2020–2020
2 sentences

2020See id. at 640, 170 A.3d at 1075 .7 Viewing the contested phraseology in its appropriate setting, I do not find it to be confusing, at all, to say that scientific methodology applied in an unconventional fashion fairly translates into novel scientific evidence (particularly since novelty and unconventionality are often used as synonyms).

2020See id. at 640, 170 A.3d at 1075 .7 Viewing the contested phraseology in its appropriate setting, I do not find it to be confusing, at all, to say that scientific methodology applied in an unconventional fashion fairly translates into novel scientific evidence (particularly since novelty and unconventionality are often used as synonyms).

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Grady v. Frito-Lay, Inc.green
pa · 2003 · cited in 1 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2010–2010
2 sentences

2010In Grady , Justice Castille further argued that there should be a limited exception from the Frye general acceptance rule when it can be demonstrated that the "scientific orthodoxy” used to establish a lack of general acceptance is "the result of proprietary research influenced by an interested party.” Grady, 576 Pa. at 562-63 , 839 A.2d at 1048 (Castille, J., concurring).

2010In Grady , Justice Castille further argued that there should be a limited exception from the Frye general acceptance rule when it can be demonstrated that the "scientific orthodoxy” used to establish a lack of general acceptance is "the result of proprietary research influenced by an interested party.” Grady, 576 Pa. at 562-63 , 839 A.2d at 1048 (Castille, J., concurring).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

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

Also cited on this issue (1)

CaseCitedYears
Commonwealth v. Nevels green
pasuperct · 2019
2 sentences

2019In Commonwealth v. Nevels, 203 A.3d 229 (Pa.Super. 2019), a panel of this court recently recognized that scientific evidence concerning historical cell-site analysis was not novel, and thus its admissibility was not subject to requirements of the Frye general acceptance test.

2019Id. at 239 .

12019–2019

Where else courts name it

PA 7 (2010–2020) WA 6 (1995–2011) NY 4 (1994–2010) AL 3 (1998–2012) IL 3 (2008–2023) MA 3 (1993–2005) MD 3 (2018–2018) AZ 2 (1998–2001) DE 2 (1996–2000) FL 2 (1991–1994) MS 2 (2001–2003)

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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