NCJ Number
32258
Date Published
1976
Length
48 pages
Annotation
ARTICLES PRESENTING THE CASE IN FAVOR OF ADMISSIBILITY, THE CASE AGAINST ADMISSIBILITY, AND THE SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND OF THIS METHOD OF SPEAKER IDENTIFICATION AS WELL AS A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF OPINIONS AND ARTICLES.
Abstract
THE ARTICLES DISCUSS THE SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION, REFINEMENT, AND RELIABILITY OF THE PROCESS; COMPARISON OF THE TECHNIQUE WITH OTHER FORENSIC EVIDENCE-GATHERING METHODS; JURY REACTION TO THE PRESENTATION OF VOICEPRINT IDENTIFICATION EVIDENCE; WEIGHT GIVEN TO SUCH EVIDENCE VERSUS ITS ADMISSIBILITY INTO THE COURTROOM PER SE; AND CASE LAW RELATING TO THE ADMISSIBILITY OF VOICEPRINT IDENTIFICATION EVIDENCE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)