PSY328H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: General Electric, Kumho Tire, Exclusionary Rule
Document Summary
In the u. s. judges must serve as gatekeepers for scientific testimony. They have to access the validity of potential testimony before allowing the purportedly scientific evidence to be heard at trial. General electric co. v. joiner (1997) and kumho tire ltd. v. carmichael (1999) are known as the. Daubert trilogy: further expanded the gatekeeping role of the trial judges. In sum, the trial judge has the authority and the responsibility to evaluate the validity and relevance of any proposed expert testimony. A similar approach to determining the admissibility of expert testimony was taken in canada. Mohan, supreme court of canada articulated a set of rules for the admission of expert testimony. The court restated and updated the test for admissibility, in at least the spirit of. Not everyone agrees that judges are well-equipped to play the role of gatekeeper. Research demonstrates that judges are not especially skilled at distinguishing between high and low-quality research.
