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Judges As Film Critics: New Approaches To Filmic Evidence, Jessica Silbey
Judges As Film Critics: New Approaches To Filmic Evidence, Jessica Silbey
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This Article exposes internal contradictions in case law deciding the use and admissibility of film as evidence. Based on a review of more than ninety state and federal cases dating from 1923 to the present, the Article explains how the source of these contradictions is the frequent miscategorization of film as "demonstrative evidence," that category of evidence that purports to illustrate other evidence rather than to be directly probative of some fact at issue. The Article further demonstrates how these contradictions are based on two venerable jurisprudential anxieties. One is the concern about the growing trend toward replacing the traditional …
The Other Shoe Drops: Minnesota Rejects Daubert, Peter B. Knapp
The Other Shoe Drops: Minnesota Rejects Daubert, Peter B. Knapp
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In 1991, the United States Supreme Court handed decided Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., rejecting the long-standing federal test for the admissibility of scientific testimony articulated in Frye v. United States. Unlike many states, however, which embraced Daubert within years--or even months--of the federal decision, Minnesota declined to make Daubert the law of the jurisdiction. In a pair of cases decided in 2000, Goeb v. Tharaldson and Sentinel Mgmt. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety, the court held that Minnesota would retain the general acceptance test. The court's rejection of Daubert can be read as an attempt to give the …
The Culpability, Or Mens Rea, "Defense" In Arkansas, J. Thomas Sullivan
The Culpability, Or Mens Rea, "Defense" In Arkansas, J. Thomas Sullivan
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No abstract provided.
Keeping The Reformist Spirit Alive In Evidence Law Tribute, Stephen A. Saltzburg, Edward J. Imwinkelried
Keeping The Reformist Spirit Alive In Evidence Law Tribute, Stephen A. Saltzburg, Edward J. Imwinkelried
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No abstract provided.
Burden Of Proof: Judging Science And Protecting Public Health In (And Out Of) The Courtroom, George J. Annas
Burden Of Proof: Judging Science And Protecting Public Health In (And Out Of) The Courtroom, George J. Annas
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The breast implant cases alleging systemic disease would in all likelihood have been lost had recipients been properly warned of potential dangers by the manufacturer or their surgeons.
Scientific Evidence In The Courtroom: The Death Of The Frye Rule, George J. Annas
Scientific Evidence In The Courtroom: The Death Of The Frye Rule, George J. Annas
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In one of the most anticlimactic cases in recent years, the Supreme Court ruled on the last day of its 1992-1993 term that federal judges should admit all relevant scientific testimony and evidence that is “reliable”. The result was so uncontroversial that both sides in the case said they were satisfied; because the result was also so vague, it will probably be years before its effect can be accurately ascertained. The facts of the case, Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., are somewhat more interesting than its prosaic legal conclusion.
Just The Facts, Ma'am: Lying And The Omission Of Exculpatory Evidence In Police Reports,, Stanley Z. Fisher
Just The Facts, Ma'am: Lying And The Omission Of Exculpatory Evidence In Police Reports,, Stanley Z. Fisher
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George Jones's ordeal was the product of, and in turn sheds light upon, police practices of investigating crimes and writing reports. Written police reports of criminal incidents and arrests give details such as the time, place, and nature of criminal conduct; the names and addresses of victims and witnesses; physical characteristics of the perpetrator(s) or arrestee(s); weapons used; property taken, recovered, or seized from the arrestee; and injuries to persons and property. Through their reports, the police "have fundamental control over the construction of [the] 'facts' for a case, and all other actors (the prosecutor, the judge, the defense lawyer) …
Setting Standards For The Use Of Dna-Typing Results In The Courtroom - The State Of The Art, George J. Annas
Setting Standards For The Use Of Dna-Typing Results In The Courtroom - The State Of The Art, George J. Annas
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DNA typing, sometimes called DNA fingerprinting or profiling, has been the focus of heated exchanges in courtrooms, the popular press, and scientific journals. It is a powerful law-enforcement weapon, especially in cases of rape, because it has the potential to exonerate a suspect or to place him at the scene of a crime. On the other hand, it is of no use in rape cases like those in which William Kennedy Smith and Mike Tyson were accused, in which coitus is conceded to have occurred and the only real issue is consent. When should judges permit evidence from DNA typing …
Challenging Witness Competency , Michael M. Martin
Challenging Witness Competency , Michael M. Martin
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Despite the modern trend to hear all the evidence, a surprising number of witnesses can still be challenged on competency grounds.
Common Law Remedies Of Employees Injured By Employer Use Of Polygraph Testing, Deborah J. Weimer
Common Law Remedies Of Employees Injured By Employer Use Of Polygraph Testing, Deborah J. Weimer
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No abstract provided.
Litigating A Novel Course And Scope Of Employment Issue: Ina Of Texas V. Bryant, J. Thomas Sullivan
Litigating A Novel Course And Scope Of Employment Issue: Ina Of Texas V. Bryant, J. Thomas Sullivan
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No abstract provided.
When Death Is The Issue: Uses Of Pathological Testimony And Autopsy Reports At Trial, J. Thomas Sullivan
When Death Is The Issue: Uses Of Pathological Testimony And Autopsy Reports At Trial, J. Thomas Sullivan
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No abstract provided.
Recent Developments In Eminent Domain In Arkansas, Robert R. Wright
Recent Developments In Eminent Domain In Arkansas, Robert R. Wright
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No abstract provided.
Compensation For Loss Of Earning Capacity, Robert R. Wright
Compensation For Loss Of Earning Capacity, Robert R. Wright
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No abstract provided.