The Judges'
Journal
of the American Bar Association
Genetics in the Courtroom issue
Summer 1997, Vol. 36:3
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The Scientific Perspective
- Introducing the Human Genome Project: Its Relevance,
Triumphs, and Challenges
Provides an overview of the Human Genome Project, touching upon the science, the
organizational goals, the ethical and social issues, and the role of the courts
By Ari Patrinos and Daniel W. Drell
- The Molecules of Life
Explains the basic nature of DNA: what it is, how it works
By Mahlon Hoagland and Bert Dodson
- What Can the New Gene Tests Tell Us?
Offers a brief DNA introduction and discusses the gene tests that the HGP is engendering and
what they mean for a healthier future
By Denise K. Casey
- Interpreting Scientific Evidence: Comparing the National Institutes of Health
Consensus Development Program and Courts of Law
Compares and contrasts the scientific method with the legal approach, and discusses the
tensions between science and legal proof
By John H. Ferguson
The Adjudicatory Perspective
- The End of Natural History and the Beginning of Engineered Evolution in the
Courts
Discussses the upcoming explosion of genetic science in our courts and explores how that fact
will make societal and legal issues more complex in the years ahead
By Franklin M. Zweig
- Using Courts' Equity Jurisdiction in Genetics Cases
Presents a number of genetics-related scenarios and how they may be played out in the
nation's courts
By Michael Brennan Getty and Martin J. O'Hara
- The Evolving Standards of Admissibility of Scientific Evidence
Explores the history of Frye and Daubert and their impact on the presentation of scientific
evidence in court
By Joseph T. Walsh
- Sidebar: Trying a Different Tack by U.S. Rep. Howard Coble. Offers a
legislative option for the presentation of scientific evidence in court
- Judicial Branch Rulemaking and the Admission, Use, and Limitation of Genetic
Information in Federal Courts
Investigates Frye and Daubert as well as Federal Rules of Evidence 702 and 501, and weighs
their potential impact on genetic information admissibility in the federal courts
By Alicemarie H. Stotler
- Instructing Juries in Genomic Evidence Cases
Provides a pattern jury instruction and a corollary checklist for use in genetic cases
By Rosalyn B. Bell
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