Abstract:Novel scientific evidence challenges courts in terms of how they can evaluate reliability for the purposes of making admissibility decisions and assigning probative value to information that is adduced before them. An example of such problematic evidence is forensic gait analysis evidence which is in its infancy as a discipline of forensic science. This chapter reviews how objections to forensic gait analysis evidence have been handled in judicial decisions at first instance and on appeal in Canada, the United… Show more
“…In Australia, there were also issues with gait analysis in court according to Ref. [ 80 ]. If presented incorrectly in court it can provide miscarriages of justice.…”
“…In Australia, there were also issues with gait analysis in court according to Ref. [ 80 ]. If presented incorrectly in court it can provide miscarriages of justice.…”
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