The Impact of Scientific Evidence on the Criminal Trial: The Case of DNA Evidence

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Oriola Sallavaci

The Impact of Scientific Evidence on the Criminal Trial

The Case of DNA Evidence

Oriola Sallavaci

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Routledge
03 March 2016

Law; Courts & procedure; Criminal procedure: law of evidence

This book explores challenges posed by the use of DNA evidence to the traditional features, procedures and principles of the criminal trial. It examines the limitations of existing theories of criminal trial processes in the face of increasing use of scientific evidence in the court room. The research elucidates the interconnections at trial of three epistemologies, namely legal reasoning, as represented by counsel and trial judge, common sense manifested by the jury and scientific reasoning expounded by the expert witness. Sallavaci argues that while scientific reasoning is part of this hybrid of trial languages and practices, its extended use is producing specifically novel tensions which impact on the traditional criminal trial landscape.

Through the lens of DNA evidence, the book investigates how far the use of scientific evidence in the fact finding process poses challenges for the adversarial character of the proceedings and rules of evidence; how it affects the role of the judge, jury and expert witness, as well as the principle of orality and continuity of the trial. In comparing the challenges faced in English common law trials to those of the USA, this book has international scope, and will be of great use and interest to students and researchers of Criminal Law and Practice, Policing, and the role of Forensics in Law.

By: Oriola Sallavaci
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138665606
ISBN 10: 1138665606
Pages: 234
Publication Date: 03 March 2016
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. DNA evidence and the criminal trial 2. Challenging the reliability of DNA evidence: lessons to learn from history 3. Towards a new regime for the admissibility of expert evidence: the impact on the criminal trial 4. The interpretation and presentation of DNA evidence 5. Evaluating the weight of scientific evidence 6. The impact of scientific evidence on the criminal trial

Oriola Sallavaci is a senior lecturer at Anglia Law School, Anglia Ruskin University. She has taught and practiced law for fifteen years. She has written a book and a number of journal articles on various aspects concerning the impact of expert evidence in criminal proceedings.