Frye Test:

LibraryThe Rulebook: The Definitive Quick Reference Guide for New York Criminal Law Practitioners (2020 Ed.)

FRYE TEST: "The long-recognized rule of Frye v United States [(293 F 1013 [DC Cir 1923])] . . . is that expert testimony based on scientific principles or procedures is admissible but only after a principle or procedure has "gained general acceptance" in its specified field. In Frye (supra, at 1014) the court stated:

'Just when a scientific principle or discovery crosses the line between the experimental and demonstrable stages is difficult to define. Somewhere in this twilight zone the evidential force...

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