PrepTest 64, Section 2, Question 19
Court analyst: Courts should not allow the use of DNA tests in criminal cases. There exists considerable controversy among scientific experts about how reliable these tests are. Unless there is widespread agreement in the scientific community about how reliable a certain test is, it is unreasonable for the courts to allow evidence based on that test.
Court analyst: Courts should not allow the use of DNA tests in criminal cases. There exists considerable controversy among scientific experts about how reliable these tests are. Unless there is widespread agreement in the scientific community about how reliable a certain test is, it is unreasonable for the courts to allow evidence based on that test.
Court analyst: Courts should not allow the use of DNA tests in criminal cases. There exists considerable controversy among scientific experts about how reliable these tests are. Unless there is widespread agreement in the scientific community about how reliable a certain test is, it is unreasonable for the courts to allow evidence based on that test.
Court analyst: Courts should not allow the use of DNA tests in criminal cases. There exists considerable controversy among scientific experts about how reliable these tests are. Unless there is widespread agreement in the scientific community about how reliable a certain test is, it is unreasonable for the courts to allow evidence based on that test.
The court analyst's reasoning is flawed because it fails to take into account that
courts have the authority to admit or exclude any evidence irrespective of what experts have to say about its reliability
the standard against which evidence in a criminal case is measured should not be absolute certainty
experts may agree that the tests are highly reliable while disagreeing about exactly how reliable they are
data should not be admitted as evidence in a court of law without scientific witnesses having agreed about how reliable they are
there are also controversies about reliability of evidence in noncriminal cases
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