How much evidence do we need to prove if someone is acquitted or guilty? In many cases like the OJ Simpson case, there is enough evidence that points straight to the perpetrator, but not nearly enough to put him in prison. In law, it is very black and white, DNA has to match with the offender exactly or you have no case. Casey Anthony had a substantial amount of circumstantial evidence, but was able to walk away as a free woman. On July 15, 2008, the
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main source of evidence that prosecutors used against Adnan was Jay who by himself was not a credible informer. There were many disagreements in Jay's testimony and his side of the story changed each time he was interviewed. Jays claims that there were many statements pointing to Adnan's religious background being a motive for him murdering Hae. There has been a lot of confusion on whether or not Adnan was the killer of Hae or if Jay’s information was correct. There is more evidence that makes sense
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documenting patient illnesses, and that Oscar’s chart complied with those guidelines. The head nurse did not hear Oscar’s statement; the doctor who treated him is not available to testify at trial. The medical records of Oscar can be used admit it as evidence under Federal rule 803(4) because it's Oscar's medical records and then also Federal rule 803 (5) entered in
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Huge amounts of debris and trash at the sight caused the evidence response team to bring in heavy machinery. At about four feet the ground water started coming in, making it hard to dig. They began pumping out the water and when the levels got low, people started breaking through the water and mud with their hands. They feared that because of the water, most of the evidence might be destroyed. The challenges with the investigation purely lied in the hands of undercover
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904 (Minn. Ct. App. 1987)). However, the expert’s report in P case will likely be admitted into evidence in order to modify his parenting-time. Courts decide whether to admit or exclude expert reports or testimony into evidence for various reasons. In Peterson, the court refused to admit father’s expert’s testimony from his custody evaluation. Peterson, 408 N.W.2d at 904. The Court excluded the evidence because “of the untimeliness of the request.” Id. The father “notified the court of the witness’s
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that given in Cross & Tapper on Evidence and adopted by Lord Havers in Sharp(1988): ‘An assertion other than one made by a person while giving oral evidence in the proceedings is inadmissible as evidence of any fact asserted.’ In order to get to grips with this idea, several points need to be considered. The order in which they are tackled is important: (1) The rule against hearsay will exclude an item of evidence only if the purpose of adducing that evidence is to establish the truth of the
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1. Describe how a homicide detective is able to follow the preliminary investigation of a death and how he or she systematically checks and reviews all the facts applicable to the investigation. When the investigator arrives at the primary scene, the first accountability is to affirm the condition of the sufferer after which assure that the primary crime scene is intact. Basically, this action is to fortify the first Officer's responsibility to guarantee crime scene safeguard. This preliminary “walk-through”
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DON’T FORGET YOUR EVIDENCE “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Great words spoken by Martin Luther King, Jr. To allow an injustice based upon your own error, or by not paying attention is highly unacceptable, and it is a threat to justice everywhere. In todays society, the most important type of evidence is Exculpatory evidence. “Exculpatory evidence is typically used in criminal cases, this type of evidence is that which favors the defendant, either
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2013 The Enrique Camarena case was one of many mistakes on the part of the corrupt Mexican government. Evidence was improperly collected, scenes were contaminated and much evidence was lost or destroyed. The United States did what they could do and collected what they were able to collect to try and solve his murder and the murder of another agent. This paper will discuss the evidence that was collected, the steps that the investigators followed the many mistakes that were made and what was
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE STATE OF WISCONSIN CONSTANCE WOLF, ) Plaintiff, ) C.A. No. 06-626 v.s. ) LEWIS E. OLSON and ALBERT DOBIASH, ) MOTION: Defendants. ) Trial by Jury Demanded ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTICE OF SERVICE: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the undersigned, Elise Smith, Esquire, did prepare Defendants, Lewis E. Olson and Albert Dobiash's Interrogatories to answer
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