Frye Hearings In Arizona

In Arizona, Frye has usually been applied in cases involving the results of physical scientific tests. Frye v. United States, 54 App. D.C. 46, 293 F. 1013 (D.C. Cir. 1923) See: Valdez, 91 Ariz. at 277-79, 371 P.2d at 896-98 (polygraph evidence); Scales v. City Court, 122 Ariz. 231, 234-35, 594 P.2d 97, 100-01 (1979) (breathalyzer); State v. Gortarez, 141 Ariz. 254, 262-66, 686 P.2d 1224, 1232-36 (1984) ("voiceprint" evidence); State v. Superior Court (Blake), 149 Ariz. 269, 277-80, 718 P.2d 171, 179-82 (1986) (horizontal gaze nystagmus testing); State v. Beaty, 158 Ariz. 232, 241-42, 762 P.2d 519, 528-29 (1988) (phosphoglucomutase (PGM) blood grouping); State v. Velasco, 165 Ariz. 480, 486-87, 799 P.2d 821, 827-28 (1990) (silica gel blood alcohol test); State v. Bible, 175 Ariz. 549, 576-82, 858 P.2d 1152, 1179-85 (1993) (DNA evidence). However, Frye has also been applied to determine the basic reliability of techniques not necessarily involving "hard" science. See State v. Mena, 128 Ariz. 226, 231-32, 624 P.2d 1274, 1279-80 (1981) (hypnotically refreshed testimony).