Maximillian Wachtel, Ph.D. - Forensic Psychology: What Evidence ...

In that case, attorneys were attempting to enter into evidence information from a polygraph test. The Court ruled that scientific evidence can be admissible if it has "gained general acceptance in the particular field to which it belongs. ... Shreck (2001) dictates the following: "Under the standard established in this rule [Rule 702, Colorado Court Rules of Evidence, Testimony By Experts], the trial should focus on the reliability and relevance of the scientific evidence ...