IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

                         ORDER NO. 1247

                                   Amending Evidence Rule 703
                                   concerning the basis of opinion
                                   testimony by experts.

IT IS ORDERED:

     The following note is added at the end of Evidence Rule 703:
 
               Note:  Sec. 3 of ch. 7 SLA 1995 states: 
          "AS 09.25.051, added by sec. 1 of this Act,
          and AS 12.45.035, added by sec. 2 of this Act,
          have the effect of amending Rule 703, Alaska
          Rules of Evidence, to the extent that Rule 703
          would limit the admissibility of DNA profile
          evidence as a result of the application of the
          standard previously adopted by the Alaska
          Supreme Court in Pulakis v. State, 476 P.2d
          474 (Alaska 1970), that requires a finding of
          general acceptance of scientific evidence in
          the relevant scientific community as a
          precondition of admission of scientific
          evidence."



DATED:     May 2, 1996   

EFFECTIVE DATE:    July 15, 1996   


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                                   Chief Justice Compton


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                                   Justice Rabinowitz


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                                   Justice Matthews


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                                   Justice Eastaugh
     

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                                   Justice Fabe