Opinion ID: 663911
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Laurie's Glasses

Text: 13 Harrison contends that the trial court violated his right to due process by admitting experimental evidence regarding Harris Laurie's glasses, which were found with his mother's body. This contention lacks merit. 14 Detective Brian Tyndall testified that he found Harris Laurie's glasses face-down on Arlene Laurie's head, with the legs in a closed position. Criminologist Doreen Music testified that she dropped the glasses one hundred times to see if they would land in the closed position but that they did not do so. The prosecution offered this evidence to disprove the defense theory that Harris Laurie had accidentally dropped his glasses as he killed his mother. 15 Harrison argues that Music's testimony was unfairly prejudicial because it appeared convincing but was unscientific. However, he has not shown that this testimony rendered his entire trial so fundamentally unfair as to violate due process. See Jammal, 926 F.2d at 919-20.