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Does Impeachment By Conviction Create Undue Prejudice? An Experiment And An Analysis, David Crump
Does Impeachment By Conviction Create Undue Prejudice? An Experiment And An Analysis, David Crump
Akron Law Review
The Federal Rules of Evidence, and rules in the States, allow for impeachment of the testimony of a witness by proof of the witness's criminal convictions. If the witness is the criminal defendant, however, there are restrictions on this kind of impeachment. The theory is that the jury is supposed to use the evidence solely for impeachment and not to support an inference that the defendant has a propensity toward committing crimes. But intuition tells us that the jury is likely to be influenced toward the prohibited inference of guilt of the crime charged rather than devaluation of credibility alone. …
Why Law Of Evidence Supports The Verdict That The President Is Guilty, Edward A. Purcell Jr.
Why Law Of Evidence Supports The Verdict That The President Is Guilty, Edward A. Purcell Jr.
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