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Does Frye prevent trial courts from reviewing bad science?

Learn which evidence-based practices make a difference

Does Frye prevent trial courts from reviewing bad science?

Hon. Brian MacKenzie (Ret.)

Tuesday, 28 July 2020 / Published in Law

Forensic impression evidence has become the subject of increased levels of scientific scrutiny. In particular, bite-mark evidence has been seriously questioned due to its weak underpinnings and the exaggerated testimony

“Telejurisprudence” in the Age of Covid-19, Part II

Hon. Peggy Hora (Ret.)

Tuesday, 02 June 2020 / Published in Law

A mere month ago I asserted there would never be a jury trial by teleconference in a blog post for Justice Speakers Institute, LLC. Not only was I proved wrong last

The Daubert Double Standard

Hon. Brian MacKenzie (Ret.)

Tuesday, 12 May 2020 / Published in Law

The Supreme Court’s decision in Daubert vs. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals (Daubert) was an attempt to stem the growth of unreliable scientific evidence that flowed the evidentiary standard fashioned in Frye

Building Trust from the Bottom Up

David Rottman

Tuesday, 05 May 2020 / Published in Law

On April 22, Slate reporter Leah Litman ended her story about the starkly contrasting SCOTUS majority and minority opinions in Ramos v. Louisiana with a judgement: “There is no easy

“Telejurisprudence” in the Age of Covid-19

Hon. Peggy Hora (Ret.)

Tuesday, 28 April 2020 / Published in Law, Technology

There is no dearth of information about the impact of the COVID-19 virus and subsequent quarantine and their effects on the courts. In a recent survey from the National Judicial

The Tragic Overdose of Judge Tom Jarrell: A Story of Opioid Stigma

Hon. Peggy Hora (Ret.)

Tuesday, 21 January 2020 / Published in Drugs, Substance Use Disorder, Treatment

Chief District Court Judge Tom Jarrell (Guilford County, NC) died suddenly last August in his bedroom. His colleagues were stunned at his sudden passing at age 56. They went from

Is Your Safety Vision 20/20?

David Wallace

Tuesday, 14 January 2020 / Published in Traffic Safety

20/20 vision is considered by some to be perfect eyesight, but what it really means is that a person does not need any aids, such as glasses, to see even

Understanding Addiction: The Brain Disease Behind Substance Use

David Wallace

Tuesday, 07 January 2020 / Published in Substance Use Disorder

In 2016, the United States Surgeon General issued the report: Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health. In the report, he defined “addiction” as:

A Rose by Any Other Name

Hon. Peggy Hora (Ret.)

Tuesday, 03 September 2019 / Published in Substance Use Disorder

Every family has one — Grandpa who is an “alkie,” the “junkie” cousin, the little brother who has become a “pothead,” and Mom who takes too many Vicodin. But what we

JSI Vice President David Wallace Awarded the MATCP Sauter Award

Justice Speakers Institute

Tuesday, 27 August 2019 / Published in Law

At the 92nd PAAM Annual Conference, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney and JSI Vice President David J. Wallace was presented with the MATCP Jeff Sauter Treatment Court Award.

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