I. A BRIEF HISTORY OF DIGITAL FORENSICS ................................................... 122
II. THE DAUBERT STANDARD IN THE CONTEXT OF THE EXPERTREPORT DRAFTER ...................................................................................................... 123
III. FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING A FORENSIC REPORT ............................ 125
A. Examine the Mechanism Used to Collect the Digital Evidence. ........................ 125
B. Forensic Report Should Provide Sufficient Details to Replicate Findings ......... 126
C. Structure of a Digital Forensic Report ................................................................ 126
D. The Forensic Report Should Establish the Tools Used and Assumptions Made by
the Forensic Examiner ................................................................................................ 127