Voiceprint Identification Evidence-out of the Frye Pan and into Admissibility
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Our judicial system has generally accepted the use of scientific and technological developments geared to apprehending criminals.' Some widely used crime detection techniques that have gained judicial support are blood,2 urine, 3 and breath tests,4 which determine bodily alcohol or narcotics content; radar equipment, which measures automobile speed;5 ballistic examinations, which assist in the identification of weapons;6 and handwriting,7 fingerprint,8 footprint, 9 and hair sample 10 analyses, which are used in the identification of suspects. However useful such techniques are as investigatory tools, courts have long held that they are not acceptable as evidence in judicial
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