enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Brady disclosure - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brady_disclosure

    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. Brady v. Maryland - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brady_v._Maryland

    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).

  4. 'Betrayed': Forensic science failures undermine justice as ...

    www.aol.com/news/betrayed-forensic-science...

    Lab results are a critical piece of evidence in criminal cases, and falling short would undermine their credibility, potentially jeopardizing justice and public safety.

  5. Burden of proof (law) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burden_of_proof_(law)

    Some credible evidence is one of the least demanding standards of proof. This proof standard is often used in administrative law settings and in some states to initiate Child Protective Services (CPS) proceedings. This proof standard is used where short-term intervention is needed urgently, such as when a child is arguably in immediate danger ...

  6. People v. Sandoval - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_v._Sandoval

    People v. Sandoval is a 1974 opinion by the Court of Appeals of the State of New York [1] [2] that "trial court must balance the 'probative worth of evidence of prior specific criminal, vicious or immoral acts on the issue of the defendant's credibility on the one hand, and on the other the risk of unfair prejudice to the defendant'".

  7. Eyewitness testimony - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyewitness_testimony

    The responsibility to evaluate the credibility of eyewitness testimony falls on each individual juror, when such evidence is offered as testimony in a trial in the United States. [6] Research has shown that mock juries are often unable to distinguish between a false and accurate eyewitness testimony.

  8. Opinion - Living under the shadow of an unjust death ... - AOL

    www.aol.com/opinion-living-under-shadow-unjust...

    He only did so because the prosecutors in his case mishandled critical evidence that could have shown that Williams is actually innocent. Their negligence deprived Williams of the chance to show ...

  9. Eyewitness identification - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyewitness_identification

    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."