Which of these is the best description of the Frye Standard?
A) The procedure that is followed to prepare an examiner for trial.
B) Applying the principle that no two people have exactly the same fingerprints.
C) Determining if an expert witness is in fact an expert and allowing their testimony in court.
D) Deciding if the procedure, principles or techniques in question in a forensic case are generally accepted by the relevant scientific community.

Which technique is used to compare ink on a suspect document?
A) thin-layer chromatography
B) infrared spectrophotometry
C) blotting with alcohol method
D) ultraviolet spectrophotometry

At what point in a trial process can a plea bargain no longer be entered?
A) when the jury considers the verdict
B) before opening statements
C) after the prosecution rests
D) when the defense rests

Number 1 is D) Deciding if the procedure, principles or techniques in question in a forensic case are generally accepted by the relevant scientific community.

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Answer:

1. Option D) Deciding if the procedure, principles or techniques in question in a forensic case are generally accepted by the relevant scientific community.

2. Option A) thin-layer chromatography

3. Option A) when the jury considers the verdict

Explanation:

1. The Frye Standard is a procedure to determine if the piece of evidence is admissible in a court of law. This is a rigorous test to test how well the evidence can be used against a criminal or prove a case in the court of law. This came after a ruling that an experts advice only was insufficient to prove a case.

2. Thin layer chromatography is used to separate the ink components. This is because the ink is made of different components that have different volatlitities and solublies in the alcohol solution. The inks can be compared by looking at the partitioning coefficient and comparing the two distances traveled by the components.

3. The guilty cannot plead a case when the verdict has been given. At that moment, the case is closed.