Court Opinion

ID: 9776151
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 19:20:05.575205+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:08:56.620026
License: Public Domain

Malone, J.,
concurring: I concur with the result in this case, but I disagree with the majority’s holding. In my opinion, in order for the results of the MnSOST-R and Static-99 tests to be admitted into evidence to establish that an individual is a sexually violent predator, any opinion testimony based on the test results should be subject to the standard for determining the admissibility of scientific evidence in legal proceedings as set forth in Frye v. United States, 293 F. 1013 (D.C. Cir. 1923). But here, the district court found from the evidence that the test results were admissible under the Frye standard, and the appellants do not challenge this finding on appeal.