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Frye v. United States
United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
293 F. 1013 (1923)
- Written by Peggy Chen, JD
Facts
Frye (defendant) was charged with second-degree murder. At trial, Frye’s counsel sought to introduce an expert who would testify as to a “systolic blood pressure deception test” that the expert performed on Frye. The test would allegedly show whether Frye was lying when he testified because blood pressure allegedly rises when a person lies but stays the same when the person told the truth. The trial court rejected the testimony of the expert. Frye was convicted and appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Van Orsdel, J.)
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