Old Habits Die Hard: Precedent, Psychology, and the Admissibility of Forensic Evidence

Sara Gordon

doi:10.3138/utlj-2024-0095

Old Habits Die Hard: Precedent, Psychology, and the Admissibility of Forensic Evidence

Sara Gordon

Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	89-151
Number of pages	63
Journal	University of Toronto Law Journal
Volume	76
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3138/utlj-2024-0095
Publication status	Published - 2026

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