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· 3/25/2020

in Re JANA Corporation

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  • upholding admissibility of MnSost, RRASOR, and VRAG, actuarial instruments that demonstrate likelihood to reoffend; instruments generally accepted in relevant scientific community
  • affirming lower court’s denial of a Frye hearing on the VRAG in sexual dangerousness case because “the relevant scientific community generally accepts” the instrument
  • in which the Washington appellate court held that actuarial instruments were generally accepted within the relevant scientific community
  • the relevant scientific community generally accepts the MnSOST and the VRAG and, therefore, a Frye hearing is unnecessary
  • in which the Washington appellate court held that actuarial instruments were generally accepted within the relevant scientific community
  • expert testified that Strauss suffered from paraphilia, not otherwise specified, rape

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