NCJ Number
25556
Journal
Valparaiso University Law Review Volume: 8 Issue: 3 Dated: (SPRING 1974) Pages: 655-679
Date Published
1974
Length
25 pages
Annotation
SUMMARIZATION FOR THE PRACTICING ATTORNEY OF THE TYPES OF DRUG TESTS PERFORMED IN MOST MODERN CRIME LABORATORIES.
Abstract
IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHEMIST'S TESTING PROCEDURES AND FACILITATE MORE RELEVANT QUESTIONING BY BOTH PROSECUTING AND DEFENSE ATTORNEYS, THE ANALYTICAL THEORIES AND METHODS USED FOR DRUG IDENTIFICATION IN THE INDIANAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIME LABORATORY AND MOST OTHER CRIME LABORATORIES ARE EXPLAINED. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE IS TO GUIDE THE LINE OF CROSS-EXAMINATION BY ENABLING THE ATTORNEY TO JUDGE FOR HIMSELF WHETHER THE EXPERT WITNESS IS ABLE TO GIVE AN ACCEPTABLE EXPLANATION OF HIS TESTING METHODS AND WHETHER THE EXPERT HAS AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE METHODS USED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)