Understanding the Importance of Evidence Relevance in Legal Context
Explore the significance of relevance in legal proceedings through discussions on direct vs. circumstantial evidence, probative value, admissibility vs. sufficiency, and real-world case problems. Dive deep into concepts like judges weighing probative value and the impact of different types of evidence on legal outcomes.
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CHAPTER 2: RELEVANCE Prof. JANICKE 2022
RULES 401, 402, AND 403 ASSIGNED VERY BROAD DEFINITION OF RELEVANT COURTS FOCUS ON THE COUNTERWEIGHTS CUMULATIVE; UNFAIRLY PREJUDICIAL; ETC. 2022
DIRECT vs. CIRCUMSTANTIAL: DOES IT MATTER ?? DIRECT EVIDENCE: EYEWITNESS TO A FACT IN ISSUE CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE: EVERYTHING ELSE
WHICH IS MORE PERSUASIVE? TRADITIONALLY: EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY WAS THOUGHT MORE RELIABLE MODERN VIEW: UNRELIABLE FOR STRANGERS: DNA OR FINGERPRINTS MORE RELIABLE >>> 2022
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE CAN BE POWERFUL, e.g.: D s UNEXPLAINED FINGERPRINTS FOUND AT SCENE D S KNIFE FOUND AT SCENE D EARLIER THREATENED TO KILL VICTIM LOOT FOUND UNDER D S BED D HAS FIVE PRIOR CONVICTIONS WITH SAME M.O.
PROBLEMS/CASES PROB. 2D 2022
THE CONCEPT OF PROBATIVE VALUE MEASURING THE TENDENCY OF A PIECE OF EVIDENCE TO CONVINCE THE TRIER ON A RELEVANT FACT >>>
JUDGES HAVE TO WEIGH PROBATIVE VALUE
ADMISSIBILITY vs. SUFFICIENCY 2022
SUFFICIENCY ENOUGH TOTAL EVIDENCE THAT REASONABLE JURORS COULD FIND THAT THE PROOF STANDARD (PREPONDERANCE, REASONABLE DOUBT, CLEAR AND CONVINCING, ETC.) HAS BEEN MET
PROBLEMS/CASES: STATE v. CHAPPLE
PROBLEMS/CASES 2E BATTERED WIFE 2G MY INSURANCE 2022
THE HALF-OPEN DOOR RULES SEVERAL OF THEM IN EVIDENCE LAW ONE IS ABOUT DOCUMENTS: assigned: RULE 106
PROBLEMS/CASES 2H POWER ROLLBACK
PROBABILISTIC EVIDENCE HELPFUL, BUT CAN BE MISUSED OFTEN COUNTERINTUITIVE EXAMPLE: COMMON BIRTHDAYS (MONTH, DAY) IN THIS ROOM?
