People v. Clemens

OPINION OF THE COURT

Richard W. Hallock, J.

At the onset of the trial, the People called Dr. Daniel Y. Gezari as their scientific expert, to testify regarding the reliability and acceptance within the scientific community, of the laser principle and specifically the LT1 20-20 Laser Gun, as an accurate means of measuring the velocity of an object.

Dr. Gezari, an astrophysicist with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, has his PhD in astronomy from Stony Brook University and has completed postdoctoral work at the California Institute of Technology. Dr. Gezari has worked extensively in the field…