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UNIVERSITY OF DENVERCRIMINAL LAW REVIEWVOLUME 3 SPRING 2013The Gordian Knot of the Treatmentof Secondhand Facts Under FederalRule of Evidence 703 Governing theAdmissibility of Expert Opinions:Another Conflict Between Logic andLawEdward J. Imwinkelried 1Admissibility Compared: TheReception of Incriminating ExpertEvidence (i.e., Forensic Science) inFour Adversarial JurisdictionsGary Edmond, Simon Cole,Emma Cunliffe, and AndrewRoberts . 31Colorado’s Undemanding NoticeRequirement: Pro Se Defendantsand Forensic Technician TestimonySarah M. Morris andLauren L. Fontana 111The Cost of Colorado’s DeathPenaltyJustin F. Marceau andHollis A. Whitson 145The Death Penalty SpectacleTung Yin 165“They’re Planting Stories in thePress”: The Impact of MediaDistortions on Sex Offender Lawand PolicyHeather Ellis Cucolo andMichael L. Perlin 185

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