Brief filed: 11/28/2023
Documents
Commonwealth v. Arrington
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts; Case No. SJC-13499
Argument(s)
The Daubert-Lanigan standard requires that courts assume a “gatekeeper” role regarding the admission of expert scientific and technical testimony. A robust application of the relevant standards is especially essential where, as here, proprietary algorithms are involved, to avoid violations of defendants’ constitutional rights and wrongful convictions predicated on unreliable evidence.
Author(s)
Nicola Morrow, NACDL; Nathan Freed Wessler, ACLU, Jessica Lewis, ACLUM.