1. Frye vs. United States
By: Justin Anderson
Alejandro Reyes

2. Summary James Frye gets away with the killing of a physician
Later gets caught and convicted of armed robbery
During the trial he is administered a primitive lie detector test which is unreliable.
Due to the test, he avoids the death sentence.

3. Significance This case set the standard in scientific examinations.
In court, all scientific evidence must meet a certain requirement to be deemed reliable .
This is known as the “Frye Standard”
This proves the admissibility aka legitimacy of the scientific evidence.

4. Works cited
Fisher, J. (2008, June). Jim fisher. Retrieved from
Maskin, A. & Cailteux, K. (1998, Mar). The supreme court establishes standard of review for daubert decisions and reaffirms district court. Retrieved from