Voir dire (on evidence)
Definition
A preliminary hearing, conducted in the absence of the jury, at which the judge evaluates the admissibility of proposed expert evidence. The term is also used for jury selection but in this context means the mini-trial on the expert's qualifications and methodology.
Related terms
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023 (BSA)
- India's current evidence statute, which replaced the Indian Evidence Act 1872. Section 63 of the BSA governs electronic records and requires a...
- Corroboration
- The practice of confirming an observed attacker action by finding evidence of the same action in at least two independent data sources,...
- Gatekeeping
- The judicial function, codified in the United States by Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals (1993) and Federal Rule of Evidence 702, of...
- General acceptance (Frye standard)
- The admissibility rule from Frye v. United States (DC Cir. 1923) requiring a technique to be generally accepted in the relevant scientific...
- Opinion evidence
- Testimony about an inference or conclusion drawn from facts, rather than direct observation. Expert opinion is a recognised exception to the general...
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- Landmark Judgments on Expert EvidenceA preliminary hearing, conducted in the absence of the jury, at which the judge evaluates the admissibility of proposed expert evidence. The term is also used...