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Hayes v. State

Citations

  • 660 So. 2d 257
  • 1995 WL 368405

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  • holding that it was impermissible for the prosecution to elicit testimony that the defense in particular did not request DNA testing, and then rely on that information in its closing argument
  • holding that prosecutor's questioning and comments regarding defense's failure to forensically test various pieces of scientific evidence were improper and that narrow exception did not apply because defendant did not present an affirmative defense
  • emphasizing the application of the Frye test to the testing procedures used in the analysis
  • allowing prosecutor to ask if defense had requested testing of blood stains and prosecutor’s argument regarding the adverse inference to be drawn from appellant’s failure to test hair samples resulted in reversible error
  • Florida follows the Frye test to determine the admissibility of new or novel scientific evidence
  • Florida follows the Frye test to determine the admissibility of new or novel scientific evidence

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Judges: Overton

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