COM. v. SAFKA

No. 1312 WDA 2012.

95 A.3d 304 (2014)

2014 PA Super 131

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellee v. RYAN DAVID SAFKA, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed June 25, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Stewart , Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Michael W. Streily , Deputy District Attorney, Pittsburgh, for Commonwealth, appellee.

BEFORE: PANELLA, J., OLSON, J., and WECHT, J.


OPINION BY PANELLA, J.

The Frye1 test provides that "novel scientific evidence is admissible if the methodology that underlies the evidence has general acceptance in the relevant scientific community." Grady v. Frito-Lay, Inc., 576 Pa. 546, 839 A.2d 1038, 1043-1044 (2003). Appellant, Ryan David Safka, argues, among other things, that the admission...

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