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  2. Brady disclosure - Wikipedia

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    The Brady doctrine is a pretrial discovery rule that was established by the United States Supreme Court in Brady v. Maryland (1963). [2] The rule requires that the prosecution must turn over all exculpatory evidence to the defendant in a criminal case.

  3. Witness impeachment - Wikipedia

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    If the witness were one that the party was required by law to call as a witness. If the witness surprised the party who called him by giving damaging testimony against that party. The rule has been eliminated in many jurisdictions. Under the US Federal Rules of Evidence, Rule 607 permits any party to attack the credibility of any witness. [1]

  4. Eyewitness identification - Wikipedia

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    In eyewitness identification, in criminal law, evidence is received from a witness "who has actually seen an event and can so testify in court". [1]The Innocence Project states that "Eyewitness misidentification is the single greatest cause of wrongful convictions nationwide, playing a role in more than 75% of convictions overturned through DNA testing."

  5. The frightened witness and the long-hidden memo: Plea ... - AOL

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    The conversation turned to the Trutenko memo, which never specifically named the criminal case involving the witness. As Slosar talked, McQuaid realized the memo pertained to Zeron Moody’s case.

  6. Character evidence - Wikipedia

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    impeach or strengthen the credibility of a witness. Character may be a substantive issue in defamation suits, in lawsuits alleging negligent hiring or negligent entrustment, in child custody cases, as well as in loss of consortium cases; character evidence is thus admissible to prove the substantive issues that arise in these types of lawsuits.

  7. Trump Trial Comes Down to Michael Cohen's Credibility - AOL

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    That’s not a novel complication; prosecutors are often forced to rely on witnesses with credibility issues. But it’s a much graver challenge in the first ever criminal trial against a former ...

  8. Brady v. Maryland - Wikipedia

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    Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that under the Due Process Clause of the Constitution of the United States, the prosecution must turn over to a criminal defendant any significant evidence in its possession that suggests the defendant is not guilty (exculpatory evidence).

  9. Michael Cohen: A challenging star witness in Donald Trump's ...

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    A WITNESS WITH HISTORY. In criminal trials, many witnesses come to the stand with their own criminal records, relationships with defendants, prior contradictory statements or something else that ...