ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 January 1998
Page Count: 4

Enhancing the Relationship of Science and the Courts
Weinstein, JB
Senior Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, Shepard Broad Law Center Nova Southeastern University, FL

Abstract

Learned Hand, at the opening of this century presented us with our common dilemma. How can a lay jury, which by definition does not have the requisite scientific knowledge and background, judge the credibility of scientific presentations by experts who present opposing conclusions?

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Paper ID: JFS16127J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS16127J
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