Frye Test Used To Determine The Admissibility Of Evidence Based On Scientific Evidence

9. The Frye test is a test the courts use to determine the admissibility of evidence based on scientific evidence. The Daubert test is allows for a deviation from this giving judges rules to help them decide whether or not to include other than just scientifically proven evidence. This includes the use of expert witnesses who specialize in the field in question such as ballistics. In allowing the Daubert test, or scientific methodology allows for the inclusion of testimony (and opinion) from an expert witness.
10. Lay witnesses are people whose testimony is based on strictly what they saw, smelled, touched, or heard. Their testimony is not based in their profession or personal opinions, lay witnesses regurgitate facts as comprehended at the