Impact in the Courtroom (IMAGE)

North Carolina State University

Impact in the Courtroom

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The new technique could also have significant benefits in the courtroom. Obviously the improved accuracy is important, but so is the fact that the method relies on quantifiable metric data -- not an opinion. This is an important distinction under the federal rules of evidence that govern what evidence can be submitted in criminal court.

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David Hunt, North Carolina State University

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