PEOPLE V. KELLY
549 P.2d 1240 (1976)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was an appeal from a conviction of extortion.
FACTS: Kelley (D) made a series of threatening phone calls to Terry Waskin. The police
taped a number of them, and an informant gave them information that D was the perpetrator. A
control tape of D's voice was obtained and tested by a Nash of the Michigan State Police for
spectrographic analysis. During trial, Nash testified about spectrographic analysis. No
other experts were called by either side. D was convicted and appealed on the issue of the
voiceprint testimony. D contends that the prosecution failed to establish that voiceprint
techniques have reached the requisite degree of general acceptance in the scientific
community, that Nash was not qualified to express an expert opinion regarding the judgment
of scholars and experts, and that the testing was not conducted in a fair manner.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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