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Empirical Fallacies Of Evidence Law: A Critical Look At The Admission Of Prior Sex Crimes, Tamara Rice Lave, Aviva Orenstein
Empirical Fallacies Of Evidence Law: A Critical Look At The Admission Of Prior Sex Crimes, Tamara Rice Lave, Aviva Orenstein
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In a significant break with traditional evidence rules and policies, Federal Rules of Evidence 413-414 allow jurors to use the accused's prior sexual misconduct as evidence of character and propensity to commit the sex crime charged. As reflected in their legislative history, these propensity rules rest on the assumption that sexual predators represent a small number of highly deviant and recidivistic offenders. This view of who commits sex crimes justified the passage of the sex-crime propensity rules and continues to influence their continuing adoption among the states and the way courts assess such evidence under Rule 403. In depending on …
Federal Philosophy Of Science: A Deconstruction- And A Reconstruction, Susan Haack
Federal Philosophy Of Science: A Deconstruction- And A Reconstruction, Susan Haack
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Proving Causation: The Holism Of Warrant And The Atomism Of Daubert, Susan Haack
Proving Causation: The Holism Of Warrant And The Atomism Of Daubert, Susan Haack
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Epistemology Legalized: Or, Truth, Justice, And The American Way, Susan Haack
Epistemology Legalized: Or, Truth, Justice, And The American Way, Susan Haack
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Trials And Tribulations: Science In The Law, Susan Haack
Trials And Tribulations: Science In The Law, Susan Haack
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Refocusing The New Evidence Scholarship : A Comment On Robert S. Thompson's "Decision, Disciplined Inferences And The Adversary Process", Terence J. Anderson
Refocusing The New Evidence Scholarship : A Comment On Robert S. Thompson's "Decision, Disciplined Inferences And The Adversary Process", Terence J. Anderson
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