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IN RE GIRARD

Nos. 103,505, 103,506.

294 P.3d 236 (2013)

296 Kan. 372

In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Douglas GIRARD. In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Eugene Mallard.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

January 11, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam S. Kepfield , of Hutchinson, argued the cause and was on the briefs for appellants.

Kristafer R. Ailslieger , deputy solicitor general, argued the cause, and was on the brief for appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by NUSS, C.J.:

If expert opinion testimony based on scientific methods or procedures is offered as evidence in Kansas state courts, the offering party must satisfy the Frye test. See Frye v. United States, 293 F. 1013 (D.C.Cir.1923). That test requires a "showing that the basis of a scientific opinion is generally accepted as reliable within the expert's particular scientific field." State v. Shadden, 290...

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