The Courts Have Established Rules Concerning the Admissibility of Novel

Multiple Choice

The courts have established rules concerning the admissibility of novel scientific evidence. In interpreting the Federal Rules of Evidence, the United States Supreme Court has:

A) adopted the Frye test, which states that there must be proof that the scientific tests have been "generally accepted" as reliable in the relevant scientific community.
B) sanctioned the abandonment of standards for the admission of expert opinion for the admission of scientific evidence.
C) established a list of factors to guide lower courts in assessing the reliability of scientific evidence and made these tests absolute.
D) held that the admissibility of expert testimony concerning novel scientific evidence no longer is limited solely to knowledge or evidence "generally accepted" as reliable in the relevant scientific community and emphasized that the inquiry in determining the reliability of scientific evidence is a flexible one, focusing on the principles and methodology proffered as evidence rather than the conclusions they generate.