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Legal Citation: 293 F. 1013 (1923)

Appellant
James Alphonzo Frye

Appellee
United States

Appellant's Claim
That the trial court erred when it refused the introduction of a systolic blood pressure deception test and expert testimony on the test as evidence.

Chief Lawyers for Appellant
Richard V. Mattingly, Foster Wood

Chief Lawyers for Appellee
Peyton Gordon, J. H. Bilbrey

Justices for the Court
George Ewing Martin, Constantine J. Smyth, Josiah A. Van Orsdel (writing for the court)

Justices Dissenting
None

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
3 December 1923

Decision
Upheld the conviction of Frye by refusing to admit the deception test into evidence.

Significance
The ruling set a standard for the acceptance of expert testimony in court...